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 A98E313838B for ; Tue, 7 Oct 2014 08:36:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 15B84E0AAB; Tue, 7 Oct 2014 08:36:34 +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 B930AE0A5E for ; Tue, 7 Oct 2014 08:36:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ns.e-nautia.com (Postfix, from userid 5000) id B64A83E1C4F; Tue, 7 Oct 2014 10:36:31 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=iiiha.com; s=default; t=1412670991; bh=IE24MuNZtcnMRA72TCbKMJUV6uxR3POCUVAoT4YLvA8=; h=Date:From:To:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:From; b=g/VeD9QQuU3WDeiqR2gBd1aXBTlotoWFpkPF8gYTdINoZg0vTf0X6NISxnx66Bpfs cs4CJocEN63mCfdMKL0irU8oq9fSVbB6+QrR5W7Lfm4XDU976Z8eKgVTt/tPcFQWp+ xUYxjiUgICj6HiWCMzHwF4OT7bZJUkN5Vi7Wg5Ig= 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 E52F23E1C4D for ; Tue, 7 Oct 2014 10:36:29 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=iiiha.com; s=default; t=1412670990; bh=IE24MuNZtcnMRA72TCbKMJUV6uxR3POCUVAoT4YLvA8=; h=Date:From:To:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:From; b=UEJqlvsRoy0KO9wbAl7t4q5eRTVIRMDaWNTieLbA9cQzPUaEPc+VqRGrjQXsgkqgQ n6HCLgojvVX4uO6V5w/DSP5LRgmKAGR1FA/QYkSUDVeMe73EHckgxyicQUdM9A70zn euYwtwZdvuJa6jbpBf4hiUKo933KF+JGcc9ZfJas= Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2014 10:38:10 +0200 From: hogren To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Noob WiFi question (yes-or-no answer will suffice) [SOLVED] Message-ID: <20141007103810.00005c30@iiiha.com> In-Reply-To: <176585938.hHMXP91M15@andromeda> References: <1684065.31sZu55WhJ@andromeda> <20141007095004.00003b40@iiiha.com> <176585938.hHMXP91M15@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: 503deba3-aefa-44b4-8db9-bff01568a605 X-Archives-Hash: 808c0f53104bf9e9c5a3b0144a890e53 Le Tue, 07 Oct 2014 10:01:57 +0200, "J. Roeleveld" a =E9crit : >=20 > On Tuesday, October 07, 2014 09:50:04 AM hogren wrote: > > Le Tue, 07 Oct 2014 08:22:35 +0200, > >=20 > > "J. Roeleveld" a =E9crit : > > > 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 > >=20 > > Hello, > >=20 > > 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). >=20 > Actually, that is not what I said. > I use /etc/conf.d/net for wired desktops. > All wireless is done using NM. yes, sorry, I mixed two ideas in my mind before to write ^^. > > When you are mobile, you > > should use a network manager (wicd, Network Manager, or other). >=20 > You should use whatever you prefer. For ease-of-use, a working GUI > can be preferable. >=20 > -- > Joost >=20 Hogren