From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED59813838B for ; Tue, 7 Oct 2014 07:48:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D3030E09BD; Tue, 7 Oct 2014 07:48:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ns.e-nautia.com (ns.e-nautia.com [91.121.211.62]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 98FEEE0900 for ; Tue, 7 Oct 2014 07:48:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ns.e-nautia.com (Postfix, from userid 5000) id D49573E10A5; Tue, 7 Oct 2014 09:48:25 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=iiiha.com; s=default; t=1412668105; bh=5XstKLFw9Ht9K0QwGNoY74S5AZXGXB9HjT2JRTTQXjA=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:From; b=JpkwQANQGrXmUwXSPiZlAZrJOchi+dKNttFMXGriH8Pyp3Pxg/6PVemi5DqaSI3xc qqXGJ7OkVLJ8bwoJwAD+vRl7gw2rTUy4JqhT1R22tTgVu5S7B40vvJ4W9SHmvXW4YW mf0vIX43bPMJ0uE9fX+leIwpDJ1CQDQFj/uZBqfg= X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on ns.e-nautia.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.0 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 Received: from localhost (38.247.20.93.rev.sfr.net [93.20.247.38]) by ns.e-nautia.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id D1A413E10A0; Tue, 7 Oct 2014 09:48:23 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=iiiha.com; s=default; t=1412668104; bh=5XstKLFw9Ht9K0QwGNoY74S5AZXGXB9HjT2JRTTQXjA=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:From; b=YPRkfRgFbzRmtDEmjOfrUGZRzjv5CS3WqOnj2+uiUGgXhfVMLNpgZcuZHO2z+Y1ot pARnbOjTCnr4nnLvV6Ldug12BCehTo4HxaFCPapGxp1l1XNZd/5DEM6Sc+7Qj7154p 9OIdF0TPuBpeONlwO8j0ngMkXRlnmtozBmNXaof0= Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2014 09:50:04 +0200 From: hogren To: "J. Roeleveld" Cc: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Noob WiFi question (yes-or-no answer will suffice) [SOLVED] Message-ID: <20141007095004.00003b40@iiiha.com> In-Reply-To: <1684065.31sZu55WhJ@andromeda> References: <20141006115354.4314faf6@digimed.co.uk> <201410062306.07478.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> <1684065.31sZu55WhJ@andromeda> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.10.1 (GTK+ 2.16.6; i586-pc-mingw32msvc) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: ddce4e9a-a40a-4594-a7ed-96861f16a8af X-Archives-Hash: 4331fbf3b16f9781e2c288574026ae5f Le Tue, 07 Oct 2014 08:22:35 +0200, "J. Roeleveld" a =E9crit : >=20 > On Monday, October 06, 2014 11:06:03 PM Mick wrote: > > On Monday 06 Oct 2014 11:53:54 Neil Bothwick wrote: > > > On Fri, 03 Oct 2014 21:21:03 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: > > > > nm has come a long way of late it seems. Perhaps I should > > > > revise my stance on it :-) > > >=20 > > > The main reason wicd development has stopped is that the developer > > > started using NetworkManager. > >=20 > > Am I the only one still using /etc/conf.d/net and wpa_cli / wpa_gui? >=20 > For wired desktops, I use the /etc/conf.d/net file. > For laptops, where I need to connect to different WIFI networks > regularly, I like the way NM just seems to work. > I always had issues with wpa_cli/wpa_gui, even when following how-tos > online. >=20 > Never mind trying to connect to different VPNs. >=20 > -- > Joost Hello, Like Joost, I think that it's a good thing to just use /etc/conf.d/net where you always use the same WiFi network(s). When you are mobile, you should use a network manager (wicd, Network Manager, or other). Regards, Hogren