Re: Linksys USB200M adapter failing under wicd

["thveillon.debian" <thveillon.debian@googlemail.com>]

Peter Crawford wrote:
> Squeeze is recently updated.
> 
> Using /etc/network/interfaces, a Linksys USB200M 
> works as expected.
> 
> To use wicd, the instructions in 
> http://wiki.debian.org/WiFi/HowToUse#OtherGUI
> were followed; yet the connection failed.
> After "/etc/init.d/wicd restart" these lines appear 
> in /var/log/wicd/wicd.log.
> 
> Wired configuration file found
>   ...
> Using wired interface...eth2
> No previous wired profile available, wired autoconnect failed.
> 
> What is a "previous wired profile"?
> 
> Thanks,                ... p. crawford
> 

Hi,

for wicd to work you need an empty /etc/network/interfaces file (except lo).

Then in wicd preferences you can choose to (or not):


"always switch to a wired connection when available" (no) and
"prompt for wired network profile" (instead of "use default wired
network profile").

Connection profiles are kept under
/etc/wicd/wire[d][less]-settings.conf, modify at will.

But anyhow remember wicd is just a gui, your hardware need to be fully
recognized first (does it shows up with "ifconfig -a" ?).

Tom