Quoting Dave Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hans Fugal wrote: > > On Sat, 9 Apr 2005 at 23:24 -0600, Dan Wilson wrote: > >>> 2. Reconfiguring wireless on my laptop every time I sit down on a new > >>> wireless network is not something I have time to do.
> >>What flavor of Linux have you run? I am using SuSE 9.3 with Gnome 2.10 > >>and there is a nice little applet (netapplet) that allows you to easily > >>switch between wired and wireless. It also detects nearby access points > >>and provides a nice interface to configure each one. > > You must have a wireless card that came with decent software if you > > don't have to mess with wireless everytime you sit down on a new > > network. This is definitely not a standard thing between cards - some > > are harder than others - and the default windows way is sometimes > > disabled by the card (and isn't automatic). Most cards come with > > software that is easier then the command-line tools in linux, yes. But > > there are things on linux to make it a no-brainer. > > I use waproamd. Whenever I enter a new wireless network, if it is wide > > open I am connected automatically. If it needs a wep key, I just have to > > save that key to a file, and I am connected automatically that time and > > every time in the future. No clicking, no fussing. > What about moving between wired and wireless networks. In Windows, if a > wireless connection is available, it is used. If a wired network is > available, it is used (not sure what it does if both are available). In > the past, I have always fired up an xterm and run /etc/init.d/net.wlan0 > stop && /etc/init.d/net.eth0 start. This is somewhat painful, and I'd > like for Linux to automagically use whatever network is available > without *any* user intervention. Ideas? Am I imagining things, or did we actually veer back ON topic here? :) .===================================. | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | | Don't Fear the Penguin. | | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | `==================================='
