Re: wifi connection manager recommenadations

2008-08-18 Thread Dale
Hi, 2008/8/17 Lubos Vrbka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> I have the same wireless card as you and I use: >> $ dpkg -l |grep network-manager >> ii network-manager 0.6.6-2 >> network management framework daemon >> ii network-manager-gnome0.6.6-2 >> network management

Re: wifi connection manager recommenadations

2008-08-18 Thread Lubos Vrbka
I have the same wireless card as you and I use: $ dpkg -l |grep network-manager ii network-manager 0.6.6-2 network management framework daemon ii network-manager-gnome0.6.6-2 network management framework (GNOME frontend with no problems. I recall there is /

Re: wifi connection manager recommenadations

2008-08-17 Thread Lubos Vrbka
hi, I recall there is / was a problem with network-manager not liking it when you have the '/etc/network/interfaces' setup with the wireless interface. here is a copy of my interfaces file if it any help. $ cat /etc/network/interfaces # This file describes the network interfaces available on yo

Re: wifi connection manager recommenadations

2008-08-16 Thread Dale
Hi, 2008/8/17 Lubos Vrbka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Patrick Wiseman wrote: >>> >>> what functionality i'd like to have? >>> >>> 1) start this application (undex X) >>> 2) check for networks around >>> 3) connect to a known one or select an unknown network >>> >>> for my home network, i need WPA. i am

Re: wifi connection manager recommenadations

2008-08-16 Thread Patrick Wiseman
On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 1:00 PM, Lubos Vrbka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Patrick Wiseman wrote: >>> >>> what functionality i'd like to have? >>> >>> 1) start this application (undex X) >>> 2) check for networks around >>> 3) connect to a known one or select an unknown network >>> >>> for my home n

Re: wifi connection manager recommenadations

2008-08-16 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Sat,16.Aug.08, 18:23:43, Lubos Vrbka wrote: > i've tried with kwifimanager, but it seems to pick only the network defined > in /etc/network/interfaces - it doesn't see anything else. and when i > remove the definitions in interfaces file, it sees more networks, but i am > not able to connect

Re: wifi connection manager recommenadations

2008-08-16 Thread Lubos Vrbka
Patrick Wiseman wrote: what functionality i'd like to have? 1) start this application (undex X) 2) check for networks around 3) connect to a known one or select an unknown network for my home network, i need WPA. i am using enlightenment as a window manager. most of kde/gnome is installed as we

Re: wifi connection manager recommenadations

2008-08-16 Thread Patrick Wiseman
On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 12:23 PM, Lubos Vrbka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi guys, > > i am looking for a good wifi connection manager for debian etch. at the > moment, i must have the actual connection hard-coded in > /etc/network/interfaces. changing the network then involves editing > interface

wifi connection manager recommenadations

2008-08-16 Thread Lubos Vrbka
hi guys, i am looking for a good wifi connection manager for debian etch. at the moment, i must have the actual connection hard-coded in /etc/network/interfaces. changing the network then involves editing interfaces file, ifdown/ifup... i am now gonna travel a bit and use many different netwo