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- Assuming I will be able to run TDE again, I am unable to get
NetworkManager to work. I use nm-applet. I can add the wireless connection, but I am unable to store password (the field is always empty, despite me saving the password). Moreover, nm-applet doesn't list any wirelesss networks and when I choose to connect to hidden network and select my connection the "Connect" button is grayed out.
It looks like you might be affected by this Debian bug: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=578587
Regarding the wireless problem, is your network device firmware configured properly? One way to tell is to run "ifconfig -a" and make sure a wlan0 entry shows up. Other than that, I have noticed that nm-applet is not exactly user-friendly; if one little field is not configured correctly it won't enable the "Connect" or "Save" buttons, and it won't tell you what you did wrong either.
Tim