Re: wpa_supplicant

[Aaron Konstam <akonstam sbcglobal net>]

On Fri, 2007-10-05 at 08:53 -0400, Mail List wrote:
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> On Friday 05 October 2007 03:22:19 am Mike C wrote:
> > Aaron Konstam <akonstam <at> sbcglobal.net> writes:
> > > In addition to all these questions , why don't you use NetworkMamager.
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>     When i first tried NM it was not useful at all for me as I need the 
> following - but I'd be interested in trying again if it can support these 
> functions today (2 years later maybe ... )
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>      a) profiles - managemnt (I assume)
>          where i can choose a profile or give it a suite of profiles to scan 
> picking fastest available automatically. Easy way to add keys as needed for 
> all profiles.
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>      a) static and dynamic IP's 
It meets you other requiremennts herein but I am still not sure it works
with a static IP. Some people insist that it works for them but I am
unsure.
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>      b) wired and wireless
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>      c) Simple way to toggle wired/wireless in a given 'profile' - usually 
> wired is static and wireless is not in this case.
> 
>      Last I tried - it was unable to handle any static IP or wired for that 
> matter - and the key management was ... well .. not brilliant. That was a 
> long time ago ... and when on windows I got very spoiled by IBM access 
> connections tool which frankly is the gold standard for what NM should be 
> capable of.
>   
>      I am hopeful it has come a long way ... 
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Needs are a function of what other people have.
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Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam sbcglobal net