Wicd Linux Network Manager Replacement

6 08 2008

I chose to use Wicd as I was having problems connecting with Debian, Ubuntu, Dreamlinux and Fedora.

From the Wicd Sourceforge site:

http://wicd.sourceforge.net/

  1. No Gnome dependencies (although it does require GTK), so it is easy to use in XFCE, Fluxbox, Openbox, Enlightenment, etc.
  2. Ability to connect to wired and wireless networks
  3. Profiles for each wireless network and wired network
  4. Many encryption schemes, some of which include WEP/WPA/WPA2 (and you can add your own)
  5. Remains compatible with wireless-tools
  6. Tray icon showing network activity and signal strength

So if you have problems with Network-Manager and NmApplet, try wicd, it worked better for me with wep and wpa wireless connections.

Huxterby


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