Hi, Mark H Weaver <m...@netris.org> writes:
> l...@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) writes: > >> Shouldn’t we replace Wicd with NetworkManager in ‘%desktop-services’? >> >> I’ve given it a try on a GuixSD GNOME installation and it appears to >> work well, and it’s obviously well-integrated with GNOME, whereas Wicd >> is a bit hidden (one has to know what to look for) and “foreign.” >> >> Thoughts? > > I've been using Network Manager with GNOME for several months at least, > and generally I find it works very well, and reconnects much more > quickly than wicd. Another reason to let go of wicd is that it doesn't support IPv6. I tried extending our dhcp-client-service some time ago but got stuck with some peculiarities of dhclient. > However, there is one annoying bug: every time I reboot the system, the > first 1-3 times it connects to the network, name lookups do not work. I > always have to manually ask Network Manager to disconnect, and then > reconnect. Sometimes I have to do this two or three times before name > lookups work. After I've done this, it works perfectly until the next > reboot. > > I looked into this a bit, but haven't yet found the cause. When name > lookups are failing, /etc/resolv.conf exists and is correctly > configured. I've tried restarting 'nscd', but it doesn't help. > > One caveat: for some time now I've only tested Network Manager with > wired networks. I've recently been unable to use wireless, because I > had to replace the motherboard in my Thinkpad X200, and haven't yet > gotten around to getting the clip I need to reflash Libreboot. The > proprietary BIOS refuses to boot with the Atheros wireless card > installed, so I had to remove the card for now. I've noticed the same (lack of DNS resolution) following a reboot for some minutes and was also wondering what was causing this. I'm using wicd as part of the %desktop-services, so that specific problem is probably not related to NetworkManager.
