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On 13 April 2010 15:44, Daniel da Veiga <danieldaveiga@×××××.com> wrote: |
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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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For PCs you don't typically need anything more than the default Gentoo |
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scripts, but for a laptop wicd, networkmanager and the like will do |
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exactly what you need with no perceptible overhead and the benefit of |
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notifications for when things start bobbing up and down. |
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If you already have installed wpa_supplicant I recommend running |
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wpa_gui and enabling disabling any interfaces you care to associate |
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with. Then leave it running in the tooltray for quick access and |
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notifications. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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