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Re: Alternative to network-manager



Eduardo M KALINOWSKI wrote:
>     I know network-manager often does more bad than good, so I would
> like to avoid using it.
> 
>     However, while it is perfectly OK to edit one or two configuration
> files to set-up wireless networking (or even cabled one, if DHCP is not
> used) if the computer will always connect to the same network, this is
> not practical for a laptop that will be used in several places and
> connecting to several networks, which can't even be known in advance.
> Especially if the user is not the most experience linux user.
> 
>     So, is there any other graphical tool that allows for easy set-up of
> networking (especially wireless), listing networks in reach and allowing
> automatic connection to them?

wpa_supplicant (http://hostap.epitest.fi/wpa_supplicant/) includes the wpa_gui
frontend.

- Chris


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