On Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:47:18 -0400 cov...@ccs.covici.com wrote: > > James Broadhead <jamesbroadh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On 26 September 2011 03:19, Paul Hartman > > <paul.hartman+gen...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Or skip the net config/init scripts stuff and just use something > > > like wicd. > > > > Getting a manager to write your wpa_supplicant.conf for you (in > > effect), has been the right way of configuring wifi for the average > > user for years now. It's a real shame that this isn't promoted more > > in the gentoo handbook and/or the Wifi guide. > > > > I added a patch to the wifi guide a while back, but I really find > > the gentoo documentation workflow so over-burdening that I usually > > work on gentoo-wiki instead. It's pretty dispiriting to see people > > using troublesome tools when there's better ways out there :( > > If I am correct, wic only works if you have gnome -- what if you have > a server or a computer without gnome or kde? >
No, I've tested wicd in openbox, wmaker, and fluxbox, and also from the console using ncurses -- no G or K stuff required. It is true, however, that wicd can only use one interface at a time, which is the only reason I don't use it. -- caveat utilitor ♫ ❤ ♫ ❤ ♫ ❤ ♫ ❤
