Comments on: Ubuntu Needs to Improve the Network Management GUI! http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/ubuntu-needs-to-improve-the-network-management-gui/ Resources, help, how to's and tutorials for Ubuntu Linux users! Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:01:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: freebirth_onehttp://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/ubuntu-needs-to-improve-the-network-management-gui/comment-page-1/#comment-4239 freebirth_one Thu, 20 May 2010 20:44:15 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/ubuntu-needs-to-improve-the-network-management-gui/#comment-4239 Ah, and sorry for the bad writing; I consider myself as an keyboard dyslexic xDNo, really: the knee is _not_ the best place for writing with an Samsung NC10 Ah, and sorry for the bad writing; I consider myself as an keyboard dyslexic xD

No, really: the knee is _not_ the best place for writing with an Samsung NC10

]]> By: freebirth_onehttp://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/ubuntu-needs-to-improve-the-network-management-gui/comment-page-1/#comment-4238 freebirth_one Thu, 20 May 2010 20:41:12 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/ubuntu-needs-to-improve-the-network-management-gui/#comment-4238 I was using Wicd for a long time, too. In my opinion it was ways better than NM.But the I had to be able to connect to a network via PPTP. Wicd doesn't support tha t yet, and alternative vpn connectors like kvpnc, pptp-config aond so on didn't work (i'still not sure why).So I gave NM a new try, and look: it seems to be ways better now than before.The hotspot-Task would be the next thing to do, but I'm sure this time this will work like a charm.If you just want to connect: Wicd. If you want to connect via VPN: NM.SersFreebirth One I was using Wicd for a long time, too. In my opinion it was ways better than NM.

But the I had to be able to connect to a network via PPTP. Wicd doesn’t support tha t yet, and alternative vpn connectors like kvpnc, pptp-config aond so on didn’t work (i’still not sure why).

So I gave NM a new try, and look: it seems to be ways better now than before.

The hotspot-Task would be the next thing to do, but I’m sure this time this will work like a charm.

If you just want to connect: Wicd. If you want to connect via VPN: NM.

Sers

Freebirth One

]]> By: Is Your Linux Network Wicd (Wicked)? | Ubuntu Linux Helphttp://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/ubuntu-needs-to-improve-the-network-management-gui/comment-page-1/#comment-563 Is Your Linux Network Wicd (Wicked)? | Ubuntu Linux Help Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:46:13 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/ubuntu-needs-to-improve-the-network-management-gui/#comment-563 [...] posted about the lack of a simple network management interface for Ubuntu Linux, where I suggested Ubuntu Needs to Improve the Network Management GUI! At that time several readers sent input and others provided helpful comments. Among them was Wicd. [...] [...] posted about the lack of a simple network management interface for Ubuntu Linux, where I suggested Ubuntu Needs to Improve the Network Management GUI! At that time several readers sent input and others provided helpful comments. Among them was Wicd. [...]

]]> By: Vadim P.http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/ubuntu-needs-to-improve-the-network-management-gui/comment-page-1/#comment-363 Vadim P. Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:12:38 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/ubuntu-needs-to-improve-the-network-management-gui/#comment-363 Ooh, I'm in Toronto too.... and on WICD. Ooh, I’m in Toronto too.

… and on WICD.

]]> By: Fr33d0mhttp://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/ubuntu-needs-to-improve-the-network-management-gui/comment-page-1/#comment-360 Fr33d0m Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:43:11 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/ubuntu-needs-to-improve-the-network-management-gui/#comment-360 Wicd does it for me where the others just would not. Mainly its ability to assign a default AP sold me. Wicd does it for me where the others just would not. Mainly its ability to assign a default AP sold me.

]]> By: UbuntuLinuxHelphttp://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/ubuntu-needs-to-improve-the-network-management-gui/comment-page-1/#comment-359 UbuntuLinuxHelp Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:32:01 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/ubuntu-needs-to-improve-the-network-management-gui/#comment-359 That's a nice one! I never knew about it... http://wicd.sourceforge.net/ check out the screen shots peoples also...Just add the following line to your /etc/apt/sources.list. deb http://apt.wicd.net debian extras. Now you can apt-get update and apt-get install wicd That’s a nice one! I never knew about it… http://wicd.sourceforge.net/ check out the screen shots peoples also…

Just add the following line to your /etc/apt/sources.list. deb http://apt.wicd.net debian extras. Now you can apt-get update and apt-get install wicd

]]> By: lefty.cruppshttp://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/ubuntu-needs-to-improve-the-network-management-gui/comment-page-1/#comment-358 lefty.crupps Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:40:55 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/ubuntu-needs-to-improve-the-network-management-gui/#comment-358 wicd is a new app that I recently fell in love with. Check it out; its GPL and it auto-connects to the local hotspot. Wish it had a Qt/KDE interface tho. wicd is a new app that I recently fell in love with. Check it out; its GPL and it auto-connects to the local hotspot. Wish it had a Qt/KDE interface tho.

]]> By: Greghttp://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/ubuntu-needs-to-improve-the-network-management-gui/comment-page-1/#comment-357 Greg Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:25:09 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/ubuntu-needs-to-improve-the-network-management-gui/#comment-357 Now you tell me! Ha ha... :-) Nice post! Now you tell me! Ha ha… :-) Nice post!

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