wireless!

[Roy Smith]

Brian McKee wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 9:13 AM, Daniel Dalton
> <daniel.dalton at iinet.net.au> wrote:
>   
>> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 08:48:38AM -0400, Brian McKee wrote:
>>     
>>>> Setting up a system for some people making the switch from windows, and
>>>> have no idea. :) So on my system, I'm a bit of a command line guy, I use
>>>> wpa_supplicant for managing my wireless. What graphical tool is best for
>>>> the gnome desktop to adjust wireless settings? Is it network-admin? The
>>>> network uses wpa v1, and the device is supported, sudo iwlist scan shows
>>>> up networks! So, what is the most user friendly gnome graphical tool for
>>>> managing all networks, with wep, wpa and even no security?
>>>>         
>>> The default on most versions of Hardy is Network Manager.
>>> Just add the applet to their top bar if it isn't there already.
>>>       
>> Ah right.
>> From a quick aptitude show here on debian, it seems to be a daemon, does
>> it still allow for manual configuration eg. the entry of wpa passkeys?
>> Sorry, I'm not great with x11.
>>     
>
> Yes - it gives you a list of available networks, and will ask you for
> a passphrase when it's required.
> >From then on, it will automatically associate with that network when
> it sees it without prompting you.
> Thus, if you set up one for home and one for work, when you open your
> laptop at the office or at home it 'just works'
> It handles the wired connection as well, and you can set up VPN
> connections with it too.
>
> Wicd has all the same features in a different interface, except it
> doesn't currently handle VPNs.
>
> I use Wicd in Hardy, and I'm trying Network Manager again in Jaunty -
> jury is still out.
>   

Just to add here, it also handles mobile phone connections too.

-- 

Roy Smith
Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex
Registered Linux User #488144



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