DHCP timeout for WPA-encrypted WLAN network

[Wolfgang Jeltsch]

Am Donnerstag, 10. September 2009 22:39:54 schrieb Nils Kassube:
> Wolfgang Jeltsch wrote:
> > > I try to access WLANs with the network applet of Kubuntu.
> >
> > Kubuntu Jaunty, to be more precise.
>
> Others had problems with the KDE interface to network-manager as well. I
> would suggest you try the Gnome version of the network applet. That one
> seems to work more reliable. It is the in the package network-manager-gnome
> and the command is nm-applet.

Hmm, this would make me fetch a lot of GNOME packages, which I’d like to 
avoid. In addition, does a GNOME applet integrate well with Plasma?

> Another alternative would be wicd as a replacement for the network-manager.

Isn’t Network Manager a fundamental part of a normal Kubuntu installation? 
What are the implications of removing or disabling Network Manager. I suppose 
that it’s not possible to run wicd and Network Manager in parallel.

> Nils

Best wishes,
Wolfgang