Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Network Manager problems and solving same; was:Re: top five mistakes of newbies

I don't think that WiCD supports WPA. So as long as you are using WEP it is
a good choice.

Roy

Using Kubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat, 64-bit
Location: Canada

On 24 October 2010 10:39, dbneeley <dbneeley@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> I had problems with WIFI and Network Manager (the KDE variant, which should
> be identical at the operational level).
>
> It turned out I was using an ASCII WEP encryption key that Network Manager
> didn't like. I downloaded and installed WICD to replace it, and all was
> good.
>
> Later, I switched to WPA 2 encryption, and have not had any problems with
> Network Manager since that small change.
>
> However, those with persistent problems should check out WICD. It is small,
> fast, and very easy to configure and use. For some time, I had the WICD .deb
> package on my installation key "just in case"... but of course I also keep a
> spare Ethernet cable around in case I must plug right into the router to
> download any packages needed to get things running on the wireless side of
> things.
>
> David
>
>
>

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