Re: Configuring Wicd for wireless networks. « Reply #15 on Jan 27, 2011, 9:24am »
I have made many attempts to connect to internet wo/success. Wicd detects afew networks in my area including my own. However, I still can not connect to the internet. Browser gives "resolving name" error message. I am frustrated, and decided to reinstall on ext3 file system this time around. Where can I download new version 1.1 iso image? Thanks!
Re: Configuring Wicd for wireless networks. « Reply #16 on Jan 27, 2011, 9:36am »
The 1.1 images are up on the downloads page http://www.salineos.com/downloads.php though you should not need to re-install. Dumb question, did you hit connect on one of the wireless networks? This sounds like a signal problem or your router not accepting your connection. Reseting the router may help.
The 1.1 images are up on the downloads page http://www.salineos.com/downloads.php though you should not need to re-install. Dumb question, did you hit connect on one of the wireless networks? This sounds like a signal problem or your router not accepting your connection. Reseting the router may help.
No question is dumb! Yes! not one time, but many times since I played a lot with different configurations of Wicd. Nothing worked. All I couls see was different networks. wicd icon shows connected to MSHome (my network) at 27%. But it does not allow connection to the web for one or other reason. Also, update icon could not connect. I will reinstall and see what happens. I hope you have already included the ndiswrapper pac in this new version. Thanks!
Re: Configuring Wicd for wireless networks. « Reply #18 on Jan 27, 2011, 10:40am »
I have not included ndiswrapper, most distributions don't unless they have a setup piece in the installer. This is because dpkg configures the package when it's installed. If I installed it and configured it you would get my configuration, which wouldn't be any use to you.
Re: Configuring Wicd for wireless networks. « Reply #20 on Feb 5, 2011, 2:31am »
WICD does not support my USB WIFI Dongle (Netgear WG111v3) so I switched to Gnome Network Manager using a wired connection, installing NM first, then, removing WICD. Works like a charm.
WICD does not support my USB WIFI Dongle (Netgear WG111v3) so I switched to Gnome Network Manager using a wired connection, installing NM first, then, removing WICD. Works like a charm.
Code:
atmel-firmware Firmware for Atmel at76c50x wireless networking chips. firmware-atheros Binary firmware for Atheros wireless cards firmware-bnx2 Binary firmware for Broadcom NetXtremeII firmware-bnx2x Binary firmware for Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gb firmware-brcm80211 Binary firmware for Broadcom 802.11 wireless cards firmware-intelwimax Binary firmware for Intel WiMAX Connection firmware-iwlwifi Binary firmware for Intel Wireless 3945, 4965 and 5000 firmware-linux Binary firmware for various drivers in the Linux kerne firmware-linux-nonfree Binary firmware for various drivers in the Linux kerne firmware-netxen Binary firmware for QLogic Intelligent Ethernet (3000 firmware-qlogic Binary firmware for QLogic IBA7220, QLA1xxx, ISP2xxx a firmware-ralink Binary firmware for Ralink wireless cards firmware-realtek Binary firmware for Realtek wired and wireless network libertas-firmware Firmware for Marvell's libertas wireless chip series zd1211-firmware Firmware images for the zd1211rw wireless driver
These wireless packages were installed on your system. One of these works for your wireless dongle, regardless of which network manager you use.
Glad you got Gnome network manager working, but, properly configured, wicd should work as well.
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Re: Configuring Wicd for wireless networks. « Reply #23 on Feb 5, 2011, 10:43am »
I consider Gnome bloatware, don't get me wrong I've used Gnome for years and like it. With out Gnomes easy use my wife would never use it. Wicd is a fine programe but takes you back to the lean mean linux days of if it ain't configured right it ain't going to work. Most people wont put up with that. I will to a point.
I consider Gnome bloatware, don't get me wrong I've used Gnome for years and like it. With out Gnomes easy use my wife would never use it. Wicd is a fine programe but takes you back to the lean mean linux days of if it ain't configured right it ain't going to work. Most people wont put up with that. I will to a point.
The beauty of Linux is that many things are interchangeable. I don't like gnome or KDE, but I use parts of them if it is to my benefit. Until Desktopnova came along I used Wally as a wallpaper changer, Talk about bloat. It carries so much KDE with it, it took almost as much room as my system. NM does not bring that much gnome with it. Two packages if I remember right. But then, I only have one system on a 160GB HD, so I can afford some leaveway.
If your dongle's driver works with one network manager it should work with another...........that beauty of linux thing.
Nitrogen is a nice lightweight wallpaper changer.
I could only get Nitrogen to work with Gnome. I am not into Linux so much to change things, like we used to hack MSDOS 2.7 with debug. Does that date me? Let's see, 27 years ago I took a Micro Computer course at NRI. Just started using Linux about fourteen months ago. Knew my way around a command line using OSX to setup Cron, so Linux is not such a big deal. Prefer GUIs that work. BTW, when it comes to USB Dongles, one size does not fit all. I started using a Dongle because my Broadcom 4312 card burnt out. Chinese junk.
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Re: Configuring Wicd for wireless networks. « Reply #27 on Feb 5, 2011, 1:24pm »
The wonder of Linux is having it your way. My wife like it to be easy so she gets gnome me I've got or had them all. I'm liking Xfce reminds me of Gnome several years ago.
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Re: Configuring Wicd for wireless networks. « Reply #28 on Feb 5, 2011, 1:27pm »
@beardedragon I think you're not hearing what I'm saying. I'm not talking about the interchangeability of hardware.
The software applications Wicd and Gnome network manager will both work on the same hardware if properly configured. They do the same thing but with a different graphical user interface.
Something to keep in mind, if you ever decide to switch distros, and can't get Gnome network manager to work .
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