On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 12:23 PM, Lubos Vrbka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi guys, > > i am looking for a good wifi connection manager for debian etch. at the > moment, i must have the actual connection hard-coded in > /etc/network/interfaces. changing the network then involves editing > interfaces file, ifdown/ifup... i am now gonna travel a bit and use many > different networks and this attitude is, i'd say, suboptimal (or annoying - > i am getting lazy). > > what functionality i'd like to have? > > 1) start this application (undex X) > 2) check for networks around > 3) connect to a known one or select an unknown network > > for my home network, i need WPA. i am using enlightenment as a window > manager. most of kde/gnome is installed as well (you cannot avoid it > anyway), but i am not much familiar with the configuration details of these > two 'packages'. > > i've tried with kwifimanager, but it seems to pick only the network defined > in /etc/network/interfaces - it doesn't see anything else. and when i remove > the definitions in interfaces file, it sees more networks, but i am not able > to connect to them :(
Network Manager does well for me - http://packages.debian.org/etch/network-manager Patrick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
