[ltp] Best Linux distro for ThinkPad T61...

[Grant Williamson]

I do not see wicd as a replacement for networkmanager, wicd is a UI 
which configures wpa_supplicant.
NetworkManager does so much more. Yes there may well be issues 
outstanding with NM, but its the way
forward.

On 05/29/2009 08:03 AM, Michael Gaber wrote:
> Adrian Bastholm schrieb:
>> I thought that "working with wpaX" is a matter of configuration and 
>> drivers ? 
>
> it is for wpa1/2 BUT you'll have to have a program, that is able to 
> transfer the credentials in the right way to the other side.
>
> > You all might already know this, but I recently discovered
>> that "wicd manager" is an excelent replacement to network-manager 
>> from Gnome, which always gives me headaches.
>
> I absolutely don't see any need to use networkmanager at all, since 
> wpa_supplicant/wpa_gui just works for all my needs including selecting 
> wlans and everything else (and it doesn't poll as much).
> for wired i use ifplugd which works quite well as well
>
>>
>> /adrian
>
> Regards Michael
>>
>> On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 11:11 PM, Tim Evans <tkevans@tkevans.com 
>> <mailto:tkevans@tkevans.com>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>     Michael Gaber wrote:
>> > Tim Evans schrieb:
>> >> Um, OpenSolaris...
>> >
>> > won't work very good.
>> > has no possibility to connect to WPA2 enterprise secured wlans
>>     and some
>> > other problems i encontered when trying it for some minutes on my T60
>>
>>     Works with WPA2 personal.
>>
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>> Vänliga hälsningar / Kind regards,
>> Adrian Bastholm
>>
>> I would change the world, but they won't give me the sourcecode
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