Re: wireless gui configuration utility
On Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:53:50 +0800
"Umarzuki Mochlis" <umarzuki@gmail.com> wrote:
> sadly, wicd currently won't work with my wireless: broadcomm 4315 on
> presario CQ40-115AU. Perhaps i need a little tweaking or something,
> any idea?
>
One thing that needs to be done with wicd is point it at the right wireless
interface. It changes between modules so check what yours creates (ifconfig -a)
and point wicd to the right place (in the gui configuration)
For example for my atheros card the ath5k modules creates wlan0 and madwifi
creates ath0
> 2009/1/17 Osamu Aoki <osamu@debian.org>::
> > On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 02:56:03PM +0000, thveillon.debian wrote:
> >> +1 for wicd, with atheros chips (and ath5k driver) and wpa it has
> >> performed very well. During the past release of *buntu 8.10
> >> *NetworkManager has gone crazy on many wireless chips, especially
> >> atheros, and since then wicd has gained a good reputation there too.
> >>
> >> It's in Sid/Unstable.
> >
> > OK. Interesting.
> >
> > I will mention this in Debian Reference...
> >
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