Comments on: Progress Update http://stuartl.longlandclan.yi.org/blog/2009/08/23/progress-update/ The life and times of Stuart Longland (VK4MSL) Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:20:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Appleman1234 http://stuartl.longlandclan.yi.org/blog/2009/08/23/progress-update/comment-page-1/#comment-1923 Appleman1234 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:26:12 +0000 http://stuartl.longlandclan.yi.org/blog/2009/08/23/progress-update/#comment-1923 networkmanager-applet-9999 seems to be the Gentoo package for the kde4 networkmanager applet / application. Unless you want two lots of kdelibs on your system. I don't run any mips systems, (only x86 as my amd64 system is still in pieces). I managed to get that package working with networkmanager, but find I have more stability with just wpa_supplicant for most wireless networks. networkmanager-applet-9999 seems to be the Gentoo package for the kde4 networkmanager applet / application. Unless you want two lots of kdelibs on your system. I don’t run any mips systems, (only x86 as my amd64 system is still in pieces). I managed to get that package working with networkmanager, but find I have more stability with just wpa_supplicant for most wireless networks.

]]> By: Redhatter (VK4MSL) http://stuartl.longlandclan.yi.org/blog/2009/08/23/progress-update/comment-page-1/#comment-1915 Redhatter (VK4MSL) Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:54:20 +0000 http://stuartl.longlandclan.yi.org/blog/2009/08/23/progress-update/#comment-1915 Well, the thing that is missing, is a GUI into NM via KDE's solid backend. KDE recognises it, and has NetworkManager selected for managing the network, but as for how to configure it through KDE? Beats me. Seems silly when it's 80% there. I should give wicd a try too... as there will be users who will want that too for the reasons you mention. I had KNetworkManager going on Debian, working nicely actually... hence I kept with it. I like its integration into KDE, which I'd miss with wicd. Anyway... luckily I know how to configure stuff on the command line. :-) Well, the thing that is missing, is a GUI into NM via KDE’s solid backend.

KDE recognises it, and has NetworkManager selected for managing the network, but as for how to configure it through KDE? Beats me. Seems silly when it’s 80% there.

I should give wicd a try too… as there will be users who will want that too for the reasons you mention. I had KNetworkManager going on Debian, working nicely actually… hence I kept with it. I like its integration into KDE, which I’d miss with wicd.

Anyway… luckily I know how to configure stuff on the command line. :-)

]]> By: fcool http://stuartl.longlandclan.yi.org/blog/2009/08/23/progress-update/comment-page-1/#comment-1914 fcool Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:20:14 +0000 http://stuartl.longlandclan.yi.org/blog/2009/08/23/progress-update/#comment-1914 I did never get NetworkManager to run, too. Nevertheless, to have it around in my spare time i left it installed. But then, the last week I decided a full "emerge -e @world"... During that way i moved my manual iwlagn - modules.conf to the right place (stupid error... it has to be in modprobe.d and it has to end at .conf) which disables the N-Draft and HW-Scanning. And now my NetworkManager works. I do not trust it yet, but i'm happy for now. I did never get NetworkManager to run, too. Nevertheless, to have it around in my spare time i left it installed.

But then, the last week I decided a full “emerge -e @world”… During that way i moved my manual iwlagn – modules.conf to the right place (stupid error… it has to be in modprobe.d and it has to end at .conf) which disables the N-Draft and HW-Scanning. And now my NetworkManager works.

I do not trust it yet, but i’m happy for now.

]]> By: nightmorph http://stuartl.longlandclan.yi.org/blog/2009/08/23/progress-update/comment-page-1/#comment-1913 nightmorph Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:37:57 +0000 http://stuartl.longlandclan.yi.org/blog/2009/08/23/progress-update/#comment-1913 Experience is relative, so I offer this anecdote in full knowledge of that caveat: It's my experience (and a lot of other folks) that NetworkManager will <em>never</em> work. It's too buggy, bloated, etc. Give <a href="http://wicd.sourceforge.net/" rel="nofollow">wicd</a> a try. As long as PyGtk is working on MIPS, you should be all set; it's all you need. It's an extremely lightweight wired and wireless network manager; it's pretty KISS, so it usually can't go wrong, unless your hardware is extremely buggy. Or if your wireless driver stack isn't stable. It's, like, the best thing since sliced bread. Assuming bread could manage networks, I mean. Experience is relative, so I offer this anecdote in full knowledge of that caveat:

It’s my experience (and a lot of other folks) that NetworkManager will never work. It’s too buggy, bloated, etc. Give wicd a try. As long as PyGtk is working on MIPS, you should be all set; it’s all you need. It’s an extremely lightweight wired and wireless network manager; it’s pretty KISS, so it usually can’t go wrong, unless your hardware is extremely buggy. Or if your wireless driver stack isn’t stable.

It’s, like, the best thing since sliced bread. Assuming bread could manage networks, I mean.

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