Thanks Brian. I can understand what you're saying, but here's my quibble: Regardless of whether Ubuntu or its variants use Network Manager or some other tool, I think that managing both wired and wireless connections with and without security needs to be drop-dead easy. I hope that the next LTS version (Hardy) makes this simple as can be.
I'm an experienced (I'd say intermediate) linux user (using Ubuntu since Hoary) and, while I have wireless networking working now on two laptops and two desktops, the wireless needs to be much easier. I believe Ubuntu should have one default networking tool that provides: 1. easy access to wired networks (network manager seems to do fine) 2. easy access to roaming or static wireless networks 3. easy setup of security for WPA, WPA2, WEP and all other standard wireless security protocols 4. easy wi-fi radar capabilities so you can browse the broadcasted networks, select one, and click connect so you're automatically connected if there's no security, or prompted for the appropriate security keys if it's encrypted 5. default view of signal strength for whatever wireless network that you're connected to, no matter if you're using a static or dynamic IP. 6. ability to connect to wireless networks that don't broadcast their SSID. I've had to turn on SSID broadcast in order to connect to some wireless networks with Gutsy, but it worked fine with Feisty. I've heard some people get so frustrated with Network Manager in Gutsy that they've had to install wicd or some other package to handle their wireless, and that's not right. I could do the same, but I'd like to see Ubuntu make it so easy that you don't have to look for other packages or use multiple tools. Thanks for your time and consideration and please let me know if you have any questions. -- gutsy wireless connection problems when using static IP address https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/156319 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
