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On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 09:13, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:39:31 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: |
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> > Thanks. that keeps things sane. Now let's start with simple stuff |
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> > first, manually connecting to an open access point at the public |
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> > library. Listed below are files /etc/conf.d/net, ~/bin/wi_open, and |
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> > /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf.open. Assuming that I have /etc/sudoers |
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> > properly set up, is ~/bin/wi_open the correct incantation? It copies |
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> > the appropriate config to /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf and then starts and |
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> > connects wifi. I plan to have multiple config files, to cover different |
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> > situations. |
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> This sounds like an awful lot of work to do something that Wicd will |
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> handle almost automatically. |
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Agreed. |
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After many tries I've found that you really need a network manager like WICD |
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with netbooks or notebooks. Mobile devices require an agile and easy |
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interface for networking. |
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Daniel da Veiga |
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