wireless on 9.04

[NoOp]

On 09/09/2009 03:02 PM, NoOp wrote:
> On 09/09/2009 02:12 PM, Jay Daniels wrote:
> ...
>> 
>> I was pointing out that they should make it trivial to enter the actual
>> ssid during wifi connection setup.  The authors of wicd "assume" that
>> you want to name the connection name with the same name as the ssid.
>> 
> 
> Network|Create an add-hoc network|
> ESSID:
> IP:
> Channel:
> x Activate Internet Connection Sharing
> x Use Encryption (WEP only)
> 
> But I'm not sure what you are getting at. The essid is set at the
> AP/Router. wicd obtains that information from 'sudo iwlist scan'. If the
> essid is hidden, then all you need to do is: Network|Find a hidden
> network|Hidden Network ESSID|Connect.
> 
> 

Ah... never mind; I see that you are wanting to give the connection a
name of your own. Submit a wishlist bug or check to see if one has
already been submitted:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/wicd/+bugs