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on my gentoo system i was just using wpa_supplicant and had it configured via text files, but i set up a nice gui this time around (xfce4 w/ compiz-fusion and avant-window-navigator) and i want a nice GUI wifi manager for it, i've heard of the following ones:
-network manager
-wpa supplicant gui
-wicd
i'm sure there are more, please post and tell me which one is your favorite and why or suggest one i havent heard of
thanks in advance
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I use networkmanager for DHCP. As far as I know it doesn't work well with static IP configurations.
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Im using
Netcfg2 whit Archassistant
I prefer this combo over others due to the Netcfg2 profiles, i swap wireless connections often.
And whit Archassistants super nice gui its extremly easy to configure a new connection.
Im to lazy to write the profiles manually in terminal
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I use wifi-radar. I've never been able to get rid of the keyring popup when using NetworkManager and wicd just doesn't work for me. I don't swap wireless networks often enough to worry about getting them working, hence wifi-radar.
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archassistant is a KDE app, so i won't be using that... im thinking of giving wicd a whirl
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netcfg!
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archassistant is a KDE app, so i won't be using that... im thinking of giving wicd a whirl
True, but im using it in Xfce4 and it works wihtout any problems, and the requirements are not a problems either.
Archassistan requirements
- arch linux distro !
- QT ( qt4)
- netcfg2
So even if it is KDE you dont need a whole bunch of kde dependencies
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i use networkmanager
Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think.
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I'm using Netcfg2 only.
ZzZz...
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netcfg2 on both my desktop and my laptop
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only necfg2, I don't need more
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netcfg2 * 2
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netcfg2
We have a winner.
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it appears we do... ill look into netcfg2 thanks guys
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only netcfg for me
thought about gui-zing my connection management, but decided against it
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Good ol' CLI-based wireless tools!
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netcfg2 is the best
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wireless-assistant a qt app. only because it is the most reliable (for me) tool for connecting to random hotspots.
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I have wicd set up but when I'm out and about (aka, not at home) it's a pretty even split between using Wicd to scan and connect, and just using the command line.
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I was using NetworkManager now I'm only using netcfg2. Work perfectly I have no need for anything GUI
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I am still using NetworkManager because I am too lazy to switch to netcfg2. Maybe when I next buy a computer...
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I use network manager on desktops that have wired connections.
On laptops, I always get wicd. I know that when i get more into writing scripts, I can fine tune wicd to do exactly what I want easier, plus, its built on python.
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Knetworkmanager
Lenovo ThinkPad x61
Core2Duo 2ghz, 4gig ram, 16gig SSD.
Archlinux x64 + Fluxbox!
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i really dont want to have any qt apps running because then i will not only have to actually install qt4 but it will chew up memory running those libraries just for a single application, so archassistant is out of the picture. i ran wpa_supplicant on gentoo just with config files no problem, it worked fine for me, so i'll set up netcfg2 and see how that goes, thanks everyone for the replies!
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i use wicd but i have netcfg2 installed incase i need it
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