Hotnuma wrote:
> Alessandro Pellizzari wrote: >> I had a look to the source, and it seems that all it does is calling >> ifconfig/iwconfig to bring interfaces up or down. >> >> I also think it would be better to ditch it in favor of >> gnome-network-manager, or a light network-manager client written in pure >> gtk for LXDE. >> > gnome-network-manager is not very lightweight... > A good way IMHO is to configure /etc/network/interfaces manually, > with static IP addresses when possible. The boot time is much more > faster than with nm-applet/gnome-network-manager indeed. No offense meant, but many people are not convenient about manually modifying config files. Besides, static IP is not always usable, especially if you use your computer in more than one place. Therefore a good graphical tool (or even a script that pops up an ncurses menu) would be useful to include, IMHO. > > (33 seconds total boot time including BIOS and GRUB menu > with Ubuntu Jaunty Beta on a one year old Laptop. > Minimal install+Xorg+Compiz+LXDE+ext4 > That would be even faster with OpenBox. :)) > > Then LXNM can display the networking status. > A WIFI connection is ready when the Desktop shows up for > example. ;) > > Here is a sample config I use for WIFI (eth1)... if that can help > someone... WEP is insecure. Use WPA or a wired connection. Regards, Robert > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system > # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5). > > # The loopback network interface > auto lo > iface lo inet loopback > > # The primary network interface > #auto eth0 > iface eth0 inet static > address 192.168.1.14 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > gateway 192.168.1.1 > > auto eth1 > iface eth1 inet static > address 192.168.1.15 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > gateway 192.168.1.1 > wireles_nick Laptop > wireless_keymode open > wireless_mode managed > wireless-essid _ACCESS_POINT_NAME_ > wireless-key _WEP_KEY_GOES_HERE_ > wireless-channel _ACCESS_POINT_CHANNEL_ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Lxde-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lxde-list > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Lxde-list mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lxde-list
