RE: WiFi: nm-applet, nm-editor, replace NetworkManager

2010-10-13 Thread Mike Viau
> On Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:04:37 +0200 wrote: > >>> A question about Wicid. >>> * ability to connect to (and maintain profiles for) both wired and >>> wireless networks; >>> So does this mean that wicid can _not_ control/setup network bridges (e.g: >>> with brctl)? >> >> Not sure. Try the wicd for

Re: WiFi: nm-applet, nm-editor, replace NetworkManager

2010-10-13 Thread Wolodja Wentland
On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 07:07 -0500, Arthur Machlas wrote: > Thing is, you have to > write your own profile/template, which requires an understanding of > how to do it in wpa_supplicant, and then how to modify it as a wicd > template. This might be true for schemes that are not yet supported in w

Re: WiFi: nm-applet, nm-editor, replace NetworkManager

2010-10-13 Thread Arthur Machlas
On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 5:55 AM, Wolodja Wentland wrote: > On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 22:48 +0100, Wolodja Wentland wrote: >> It works perfectly with eduroam and > Let me elaborate on the eduroam configuration. > > For eduroam you choose "PEAP with TKIP/MSCHAPV2 > >    Identity: u...@host.tld >    Pa

Re: WiFi: nm-applet, nm-editor, replace NetworkManager

2010-10-13 Thread Wolodja Wentland
On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 22:48 +0100, Wolodja Wentland wrote: > It works perfectly with eduroam and Let me elaborate on the eduroam configuration. For eduroam you choose "PEAP with TKIP/MSCHAPV2 Identity: u...@host.tld Password: YourPassword You should also obtain the "GTE Cybertrust Glob

Re: WiFi: nm-applet, nm-editor, replace NetworkManager

2010-10-13 Thread Sjoerd Hardeman
Robert Holtzman schreef: On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 05:24:58PM -0400, Mike Viau wrote: OnTue, 12 Oct 2010 14:11:13 -0700 wrote: 3. This is not the first time I am having problems with NetworkManager here on Debian, so I think I will get rid of it. The question is how to switch between available W

Re: WiFi: nm-applet, nm-editor, replace NetworkManager

2010-10-13 Thread Sjoerd Hardeman
Lisi schreef: On Tuesday 12 October 2010 18:17:15 Stanisław Findeisen wrote: The question is how to switch between available WiFi connections without NetworkManager. wicd? $ aptitude show wicd Package: wicd ... Description: wired and wireless network manager Wicd is a general-purpose network

Re: WiFi: nm-applet, nm-editor, replace NetworkManager

2010-10-12 Thread Robert Holtzman
On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 05:24:58PM -0400, Mike Viau wrote: > > > OnTue, 12 Oct 2010 14:11:13 -0700 wrote: > >> > >> 3. This is not the first time I am having problems with NetworkManager > >> here on Debian, so I think I will get rid of it. The question is how to > >> switch between available Wi

Re: WiFi: nm-applet, nm-editor, replace NetworkManager

2010-10-12 Thread s. keeling
Robert Holtzman : > > Wicd from the repos. Much more informative than nm. I can attest to that. I found wicd difficult to turn off the other day (until I looked for /etc/default/wicd). Then again, Win* guy next door, now running linux, took to nm with no problem, way before I knew anything abo

Re: WiFi: nm-applet, nm-editor, replace NetworkManager

2010-10-12 Thread Wolodja Wentland
On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 19:17 +0200, Stanisław Findeisen wrote: > eduroam-open, which is open and very restricted > eduroam, which requires authentication and is less restricted. > 3. This is not the first time I am having problems with NetworkManager > here on Debian, so I think I will get rid of

Re: WiFi: nm-applet, nm-editor, replace NetworkManager

2010-10-12 Thread Lisi
On Tuesday 12 October 2010 18:17:15 Stanisław Findeisen wrote: > The question is how to > switch between available WiFi connections without NetworkManager. wicd? Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@li

RE: WiFi: nm-applet, nm-editor, replace NetworkManager

2010-10-12 Thread Mike Viau
> OnTue, 12 Oct 2010 14:11:13 -0700 wrote: >> >> 3. This is not the first time I am having problems with NetworkManager >> here on Debian, so I think I will get rid of it. The question is how to >> switch between available WiFi connections without NetworkManager. > > Wicd from the repos. Much mo

Re: WiFi: nm-applet, nm-editor, replace NetworkManager

2010-10-12 Thread Robert Holtzman
On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 07:17:15PM +0200, Stanisław Findeisen wrote: > > 1. How to actually select the network to use? I was trying nm-applet but > NetworkManager seems to fallback to eduroam-open simply becase it thinks > it is "better": Left click the nm icon and disconnect. Repeat and connect

Re: WiFi: nm-applet, nm-editor, replace NetworkManager

2010-10-12 Thread Arthur Machlas
2010/10/12 Stanisław Findeisen : > 3. This is not the first time I am having problems with NetworkManager > here on Debian, so I think I will get rid of it. The question is how to > switch between available WiFi connections without NetworkManager. > > For instance I could store network connection p