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On 13 October 2010 20:00, Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Willie Wong <wwong@××××××××××××××.edu> wrote: |
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>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 12:17:02PM -0500, Paul Hartman wrote: |
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>>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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>>> > On Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:59:25 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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>>> > |
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>>> >> Seriously, just use wicd, dump the rest. |
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>>> > |
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>>> > +1 |
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>>> Call me old-fashioned, I use wpa_supplicant. :) |
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>> Actually, I'll call you confused :) |
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> You are probably right. :) In my brain I was only thinking about |
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> wireless networks. It never occurred to me to need network management |
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> for wired connections as well (I've never had any need for it so it |
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> didn't enter my mind). |
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> All I've ever done with wired network is enable dhcp in |
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> /etc/conf.d/net and install ifplugd. For wireless I enable |
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> wpa_supplicant module in /etc/conf.d/net and add the networks either |
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> manually to the config file or by using wpa_supplicant's GUI for |
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> scanning, adding and editing the defined networks. Everything starts |
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> automatically when I turn on my computer and connects automatically. I |
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> don't do any /etc/init.d/net.xxx stuff manually at all. |
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Same here and no, I would not call you confused at all. |
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The wpa_supplicant *gui* does what NM/wicd do with wireless networks, |
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albeit less glamorously. |
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BTW, configuring /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf for your |
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known/permanent APs is not really difficult, when using the well |
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commented example file as a guide. /etc/init.d/net is also relatively |
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easy to configure for using arp with particular subnets. |
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Now, about being old fashioned ... hmmm ... |
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PS. For the avoidance of doubt, I'm not advocating that everyone |
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*must* use the existing /etc/init.d/ scripts instead of NM/wicd - just |
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choose what suits you best - this is Gentoo after all. :-) |
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Regards, |
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Mick |