From the time I installed my first wireless router I have been wondering if there was a way to have the wireless router manage the public IP address. I wanted the ADSL modem to function as a modem only. I have seen this setup on a few occasions when a static IP address is configure but I never had a clear understanding of the process. My wireless router has all these wonderful features and yet I would have to let my router function as an access point. The other option was to connect the router to the WAN port on the Router, from the ADSL modem. I then would connect my computers to the LAN ports on the router. I hate the latter setup as I would have to double NAT and this prevented me from connecting to a VPN at work. Also I had to spend too much time setting up port forwards for BIT TORRENT on both devices. ...

I usually only connect to my wireless network at home so I usually have few problems with network-manager on Kde or Gnome. A couple of times however I have had the experience of needing to connect to an access point on the road and network manager just would not connect. I am usually able to use command line tools to connect so its been a problem I could live with however I want wireless to just work. ...