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On Thursday 02 October 2008, Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> On Thu, 2 Oct 2008 17:06:48 +0200, Erik Hahn wrote: |
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> > > BTW: I prefer KDE, if this is relevant. |
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> > There's network-manager, it uses it's own config files, though. |
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> Knetworkmanager takes care of the config, using KDE's wallet to store |
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> WEP/WPA passwords. However, I've recently started using wicd instead of |
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> knetworkmanager. For one thing, it automatically reconnects when you lose |
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> and regain the signal to your AP. Also, because the connection is handled |
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> by the daemon and only controlled by the GUI, the wireless connection is |
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> running by the time the desktop loads. |
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I have never (knowingly) used networkmanager to know what it offers, but I |
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have used kwifimanager, or if you use wpa_supplicant you could use wpa_gui. |
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I have found that wpa_supplicant will scan and re-attach automatically as you |
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move in-out of range. My office has a mesh of APs and as you walk around you |
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drop and reconnect transparently. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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