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   Subject: Re: Ubuntu 6.10 and wireless manager...   
   Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:48:12 +0100   
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   Joe LaVigne  writes:   
      
   > On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:09:44 +0000, SINNER wrote:   
   >   
   >> * Joe LaVigne wrote in alt.os.linux.ubuntu:   
   >>> What is the best wireless card manager for Ubuntu?   
   >>    
   >>> I use a USRobotics USR5410 wireless card, but have a few minor issues...   
   >>    
   >>> First, it doesn't show any settings in the standard Network Manager for   
   >>> WAP encryption.  Just a place for a passkey, and whether it is ASCII or   
   >>> Hex.  It connects fine to my WEP AP at home, but won't connect to a WPA   
   >>> Public Key AP at work.   
   >>    
   >>> Second, I use this laptop on several networks, and the Network Manager   
   >>> doesn't have any obvious way to store several profiles, thus making me   
   >>> remember all of the keys (or store them in a text file) in order to   
   >>> manually switch them.  I'd love to be able to just open a manager, select   
   >>> an SSID, and have the settings already there...   
   >>    
   >> At the very top of the Network manager in 6.06 there is a Location   
   >> dropdown with a create option. Has that been removed?   
   >   
   > That is still there, but as I said, there are a few deficiencies in it.   
   >   
   > No support for WPA, and it would be fantastic if it could show the   
   > available SSID's.  Something similar to every wireless card's manager in   
   > Windows, or even Windows wireless manager itself...   
      
   The whole "network-manager" stuff needs a complete overhaul and   
   "kde"/"gnome" specific interfaces should be banned IMO. KNetworkManager   
   or whatever it is called is superior to the other versions, but I for   
   one dont like loading kde libraries in or using kde apps which default   
   to single mouse click into a double click gnome environment.   
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