DHCP timeout for WPA-encrypted WLAN network

[Nils Kassube]

Wolfgang Jeltsch wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, 10. September 2009 22:39:54 schrieb Nils Kassube:
> > 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?

Yes, it would probably fetch some Gnome packages. But AFAIK the Gnome 
applet works well with the plasma panel, that's why I suggested to try 
it.

> > 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.

Although it is installed as a default, the network manager isn't vital. 
It is useful to have some sort of network manager but I can live without 
it, at least on my desktop with a static connection. Wicd is just 
another network manager with other properties than the default nm. 
Anyway, from your other mail I see that wicd doesn't work for you, 
unfortunately. Therefore you should maybe try the Gnome applet after 
all.


Nils