wireless on 9.04

[Jay Daniels]

On Wed, 2009-09-09 at 15:07 -0700, NoOp wrote:
> 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
> 
> 
> 

I think it relates to this bug already reported.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/wicd/+bug/388116

thanks,


jay