I can provide more network connection information through a dialog box. I am suggesting this to be invoked by clicking the word 'Connected' or 'Disconnected'. I can make the latter behave like an internet hotlink. I will also provide a menu item to invoke the dialog box to minimize the number of clicks.
What do you think? Edward On 28/09/2015, fsmithred <fsmith...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, the address displayed by "ip addr". I'm getting the 192.168.x.x > number with that command, and that's the one I need. Sorry I wasn't clear. > > fsr > > > On 09/28/2015 04:26 PM, Edward Bartolo wrote: >> So, you are talking about the address displayed by "ip addr"? Please, >> forgive me to ask again, but I have to be certain to avoid writing >> code in vain. >> >> On 28/09/2015, fsmithred <fsmith...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> I'm talking about the LAN address. A lot of times, one of the first >>> things >>> I do after booting into a new system is use sftp to move files. >>> >>> Also, with wicd, I've gotten used to seeing the local address, and I >>> feel >>> like it's a more reliable indicator that I'm online than just the word, >>> Connected. But that's probably because I recall using >>> gnome-network-manager, and it always lied to me, telling me I was >>> connected when I wasn't, and vice versa. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> BTW, the zipfile you uploaded a couple of hours ago compiles and runs. I >>> forgot to look for the panel icon to change between connected and >>> disconnected states. >>> >>> fsr >>> >>> >>> On 09/28/2015 03:03 PM, Edward Bartolo wrote: >>>> Quote: "Some way to display the IP address when connected, either >>>> on-demand or >>>> along with the word, Connected, or some other way." >>>> --------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> Which ip address? If a pc is connected to a wifi the address is >>>> something like 192.168.1.102. Are you talking about the ip address >>>> used by the router to access the internet? >>>> >>>> Edward >>>> >>>> >>>> On 28/09/2015, Edward Bartolo <edb...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> On 28/09/2015, Steve Litt <sl...@troubleshooters.com> wrote: >>>>>> On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 15:45:03 +0100 >>>>>> Rainer Weikusat <rainerweiku...@virginmedia.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> ... and who wouldn't want his network interface to be named >>>>>>> "enp0s29u1u2"? After all, anybody unterstands the meaning of eth0 >>>>>>> --- >>>>>>> how terribly boring! >>>>>> >>>>>> I don't like it either, but even anti-systemd distros are going for >>>>>> this Freedesktop BS. Luckily, the following command is an easy way to >>>>>> see the names of your network interfaces: >>>>>> >>>>>> ip link | grep "^\S" | cut -d " " -f2 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> SteveT >>>>>> >>>>>> Steve Litt >>>>>> August 2015 featured book: Troubleshooting: Just the Facts >>>>>> http://www.troubleshooters.com/tjust >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Dng mailing list >>>>>> Dng@lists.dyne.org >>>>>> https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng >>>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> > > _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
