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From: hogren <hogren@×××××.com>
To: "J. Roeleveld" <joost@××××××××.org>
Cc: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Noob WiFi question (yes-or-no answer will suffice) [SOLVED]
Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 07:48:37
Message-Id: 20141007095004.00003b40@iiiha.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Noob WiFi question (yes-or-no answer will suffice) [SOLVED] by "J. Roeleveld"
1 Le Tue, 07 Oct 2014 08:22:35 +0200,
2 "J. Roeleveld" <joost@××××××××.org> a écrit :
3
4 >
5 > On Monday, October 06, 2014 11:06:03 PM Mick wrote:
6 > > On Monday 06 Oct 2014 11:53:54 Neil Bothwick wrote:
7 > > > On Fri, 03 Oct 2014 21:21:03 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote:
8 > > > > nm has come a long way of late it seems. Perhaps I should
9 > > > > revise my stance on it :-)
10 > > >
11 > > > The main reason wicd development has stopped is that the developer
12 > > > started using NetworkManager.
13 > >
14 > > Am I the only one still using /etc/conf.d/net and wpa_cli / wpa_gui?
15 >
16 > For wired desktops, I use the /etc/conf.d/net file.
17 > For laptops, where I need to connect to different WIFI networks
18 > regularly, I like the way NM just seems to work.
19 > I always had issues with wpa_cli/wpa_gui, even when following how-tos
20 > online.
21 >
22 > Never mind trying to connect to different VPNs.
23 >
24 > --
25 > Joost
26
27 Hello,
28
29 Like Joost, I think that it's a good thing to just use /etc/conf.d/net
30 where you always use the same WiFi network(s). When you are mobile, you
31 should use a network manager (wicd, Network Manager, or other).
32
33 Regards,
34
35 Hogren

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Noob WiFi question (yes-or-no answer will suffice) [SOLVED] "J. Roeleveld" <joost@××××××××.org>