Traditionally configure wlan?

[Xander Pirdy]

On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 2:44 PM, Nils Kassube <kassube at gmx.net> wrote:

> Josef Wolf wrote:
> > On Fri, Apr 02, 2010 at 06:58:34PM +0200, Nils Kassube wrote:
> > > Josef Wolf wrote:
> > > > I am trying to configure wlan without the use of networkmanager.
> > > > I want to do that with the traditional method for two reasons:
> > > >
> > > > 1. The wlan interface should go up automatically even when nobody
> > > > is logged in (so networkmanager is not even running)
> > > > 2. I prefer to configure my systems automatically (with a system
> > > >    similar to cfengine)
> > >
> > > [...]
> > >
> > > Sorry, I don't know cfengine, but I think WICD should do what you
> > > want. It connects to the network as soon as it is available, it can
> > > select one of many wireless networks and prefer wired if available.
> >
> > Thanks for your hint, Nils!
> >
> > AFAICS, Wicd is a GUI tool, right?
>
> Right.
>

Not entirely, and it can be run without the gui at all from what I remember.
The GUI is just a frontend

>
> > This does not play well with the
> > "configure my systems automatically" part of my original post.
> >  Automatic configuration is best done by editing config files or
> >  running non-interactive scripts or something. Interactive
> >  configuration (as it gets more and more popular in new disros :-( )
> >  is a big showstopper for automatic configurations.
>
> Sorry, I think I misunderstood what you meant with "automatic
> configuration". I thought of automatic switching between wired and
> wireless networks. :)
>
> > > > But I don't see how to shut down wlan when eth0 comes up (and
> > > > vice versa).
> > >
> > > Well, that's something Wicd probably can't do.
> >
> > Hmm, AFAICS, wicd can also handle wired connections, so why would it
> >  not be able to shut down wlan when wired comes up?
>
> Depends on what you mean by "shut down". If you mean "disconnect the
> wireless link", then yes, Wicd can do it. But if you mean "turn off the
> wireless port" (e.g. to save energy), then I'm not so sure if Wicd can
> do it.
>
>
> Nils
>
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