> I think, one day, network manager will be the way to go. For now, I'll have > to rely on ifplugd and whereami.
Whew. Linux for desktops and laptops has made enormous strides, but this is one area where it lags badly. The range of tools-- ifplugd, whereami, waproamd, wpasupplicant, network-manager, all of the wireless tools, and others that I can't even remember now-- and their interactions is simply baffling to me, and I'm a long-time Debian user with a moderate to high tolerance for complexity. There are things in Linux (like network servers) that I like to tinker with and get just right, and then there are things (like sound) that I don't care how they work, I just want them to work. WLAN association is in the latter category. I have to say that Microsoft has really done an excellent job with their taskbar applet for WLANs in XP SP2. It's easy to set up, and once it's set up it mostly just works without any intervention. Fortunately, looking at the current ferment in open source tools in this area, I predict that in about one year, we'll have a good set of easy-to-use tools for moving between WLANs with a laptop. Linux will catch up. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
