Re: DNS Issues [Was: [gentoo-user] Re: Slow Login, Sudo, etc.]

[Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>]

On 13 October 2010 20:00, Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Willie Wong <wwong@math.princeton.edu> wrote:
>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 12:17:02PM -0500, Paul Hartman wrote:
>>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk> wrote:
>>> > On Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:59:25 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Seriously, just use wicd, dump the rest.
>>> >
>>> > +1
>>>
>>> Call me old-fashioned, I use wpa_supplicant. :)
>>
>> Actually, I'll call you confused :)
>
> You are probably right. :) In my brain I was only thinking about
> wireless networks. It never occurred to me to need network management
> for wired connections as well (I've never had any need for it so it
> didn't enter my mind).
>
> All I've ever done with wired network is enable dhcp in
> /etc/conf.d/net and install ifplugd. For wireless I enable
> wpa_supplicant module in /etc/conf.d/net and add the networks either
> manually to the config file or by using wpa_supplicant's GUI for
> scanning, adding and editing the defined networks. Everything starts
> automatically when I turn on my computer and connects automatically. I
> don't do any /etc/init.d/net.xxx stuff manually at all.

Same here and no, I would not call you confused at all.

The wpa_supplicant *gui* does what NM/wicd do with wireless networks,
albeit less glamorously.

BTW, configuring /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf for your
known/permanent APs is not really difficult, when using the well
commented example file as a guide. /etc/init.d/net is also relatively
easy to configure for using arp with particular subnets.

Now, about being old fashioned ... hmmm ...

PS.  For the avoidance of doubt, I'm not advocating that everyone
*must* use the existing /etc/init.d/ scripts instead of NM/wicd - just
choose what suits you best - this is Gentoo after all.  :-)
-- 
Regards,
Mick