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On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:57:19 +0930, Iain Buchanan wrote: |
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> > b. use wicd instead, which is decidedly not a piece of shit |
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> I had a look at that, but it doesn't do 2 things that I use |
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> NetworkManager for: |
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> 1. mobile broadband (essential for on the road) |
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True, it's been on todo for a while. It's no longer an issue for me now |
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as I use a Mi-Fi 3G modem, which connects to the computer via WiFi |
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instead of having a dongle sticking out the side waiting to be knocked |
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off. |
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> 2. NetworkManager sends dbus messages that evolution uses to toggle |
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> its online / offline state. I was sick of forever waiting for |
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> evolution to time out because I'd gone offline. (Granted, you |
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> may think evolution is another POS, but it does certain things |
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> that no other mail client can do, but that's another story) |
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Wicd can run any command or script you want before and after going on and |
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offline. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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