On 13 April 2010 15:44, Daniel da Veiga <danieldave...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 09:13, Neil Bothwick <n...@digimed.co.uk> wrote: >> >> On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:39:31 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: >> >> > Thanks. that keeps things sane. Now let's start with simple stuff >> > first, manually connecting to an open access point at the public >> > library. Listed below are files /etc/conf.d/net, ~/bin/wi_open, and >> > /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf.open. Assuming that I have /etc/sudoers >> > properly set up, is ~/bin/wi_open the correct incantation? It copies >> > the appropriate config to /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf and then starts and >> > connects wifi. I plan to have multiple config files, to cover different >> > situations. >> >> This sounds like an awful lot of work to do something that Wicd will >> handle almost automatically. >> > > Agreed. > After many tries I've found that you really need a network manager like WICD > with netbooks or notebooks. Mobile devices require an agile and easy > interface for networking.
For PCs you don't typically need anything more than the default Gentoo scripts, but for a laptop wicd, networkmanager and the like will do exactly what you need with no perceptible overhead and the benefit of notifications for when things start bobbing up and down. If you already have installed wpa_supplicant I recommend running wpa_gui and enabling disabling any interfaces you care to associate with. Then leave it running in the tooltray for quick access and notifications. -- Regards, Mick
