wicd

[Jason W]

Thanks to JLS for wicd:

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Title:          wicd.tce
Description:    wired and wireless network manager
Version:        1.6.0a3
Author:         Adam Blackburn,
Dan O'Reilly
Original-site:  http://wicd.sourceforge.net/
Copying-policy: GPLv2
Size: 444K
Extension_by:   jls_legalize (unsenepopiu at tin dot it)
Comments:       Wicd is an open source wired and wireless network manager for Linux which aims
to provide a simple interface to connect to networks with a wide variety of settings.
Some of Wicd's features include:
1. No Gnome dependencies (although it does require GTK).
2. Ability to connect to wired and wireless networks
3. Profiles for each wireless network and wired network
4. Many encryption schemes, some of which include WEP/WPA/WPA2
(and you can add your own)
5. Remains compatible with wireless-tools
6. Tray icon showing network activity and signal strength
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This extension is NOTPPI compatible.
---------------------------------
Changelog:     
Current: 2009/14/5 Initial packaging
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Code: [Select]

Title:          wicd.tcz
Description:    wired and wireless network manager
Version:        1.6.0a3
Author:         Adam Blackburn,
Dan O'Reilly
Original-site:  http://wicd.sourceforge.net/
Copying-policy: GPLv2
Size: 600K
Extension_by:   jls_legalize (unsenepopiu at tin dot it)
Comments:       Wicd is an open source wired and wireless network manager for Linux which aims
to provide a simple interface to connect to networks with a wide variety of settings.
Some of Wicd's features include:
1. No Gnome dependencies (although it does require GTK).
2. Ability to connect to wired and wireless networks
3. Profiles for each wireless network and wired network
4. Many encryption schemes, some of which include WEP/WPA/WPA2
(and you can add your own)
5. Remains compatible with wireless-tools
6. Tray icon showing network activity and signal strength
Changelog:     
Current: 2009/14/5 Initial packaging
s


[jpeters]

I loaded wicd along with the required deps I didn't already have loaded  when connecting via a  3 lines iwconfig script:

python.tcel
dbus_python.tcel
pygobject.tcel
pycairo.tcel
pygtk.tcel
wpa-supplicant.tce
libglade.tcel
dbus_glib.tcel
dbus_python.tcel
wpa-supplicant.tce

No problem with the 3 line iwconfig script, but wicd didn't load.  I'm not very interested in a graphics wireless connector when a script is so easy, but maybe someone else can check this out further who is interested.  (I've got all the other deps loaded in addition to the extras listed above).  Does wicd provide any better connectivity than a script? (note: tested on tc1.2).

3 line solution for atho:

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sudo modprobe ath_pci
sudo iwconfig ath0 channel X essid linksys key xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
sudo udhcpc -i ath0


[jls]

Sorry but there are some problems in this extension.
check the file /usr/local/tce.installed
the last line contain double sudo
remove one sudo

[Jason W]

Extension has been pulled by request. 

[Jason W]

Thanks to JLS for an update to wicd:

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Title:          wicd.tce
Description:    wired and wireless network manager
Version:        1.5.9-udhcpc
Author:         Adam Blackburn,
Dan O'Reilly
Original-site:  http://wicd.sourceforge.net/
Copying-policy: GPLv2
Size: 288K
Extension_by:   jls_legalize (unsenepopiu at tin dot it)
Comments:       Wicd is an open source wired and wireless network manager for Linux which aims
to provide a simple interface to connect to networks with a wide variety of settings.
Some of Wicd's features include:
1. No Gnome dependencies (although it does require GTK).
2. Ability to connect to wired and wireless networks
3. Profiles for each wireless network and wired network
4. Many encryption schemes, some of which include WEP/WPA/WPA2
(and you can add your own)
5. Remains compatible with wireless-tools
6. Tray icon showing network activity and signal strength
---------------------------------
This extension is NOTPPI compatible.
---------------------------------
Changelog:      2009/14/5 Initial packaging
Current: 2209/15/5 changed to 1.5.9-udhcpc


Code: [Select]

Title:          wicd.tcz
Description:    wired and wireless network manager
Version:        1.5.9-udhcpc
Author:         Adam Blackburn,
Dan O'Reilly
Original-site:  http://wicd.sourceforge.net/
Copying-policy: GPLv2
Size: 412K
Extension_by:   jls_legalize (unsenepopiu at tin dot it)
Comments:       Wicd is an open source wired and wireless network manager for Linux which aims
to provide a simple interface to connect to networks with a wide variety of settings.
Some of Wicd's features include:
1. No Gnome dependencies (although it does require GTK).
2. Ability to connect to wired and wireless networks
3. Profiles for each wireless network and wired network
4. Many encryption schemes, some of which include WEP/WPA/WPA2
(and you can add your own)
5. Remains compatible with wireless-tools
6. Tray icon showing network activity and signal strength
---------------------------------
This extension is NOTPPI compatible.
---------------------------------
Changelog:      2009/14/5 Initial packaging
Current: 2209/15/5 changed to 1.5.9-udhcpc


[jpeters]

I didn't spend a great deal of time on this, but fwiw/ never got this working no matter what prefs I set.  It simply can't find a network, even when already connected.  The kind of gui that tests for available networks (and devices),  lets you choose one, and connects might be nice, but this ain't it (at least, not on my setup).

[jls]

did u try the latest version of my package, which actually is a downgrade, cause I've used a modified version of wicd that works with udhcp.

[jpeters]

I downloaded the version you replaced.  DHCP is set (default) to  automatic (recommended), but the other choices ...like dhcpcd don't seem to work either.  It will actually interfere with my wired connection. 

[jls]

This extension derives from a .deb which is an hacked version of the original wicd, for interfacing with udhcpc that is in TCB.
Don't change the dhcp options.
This application should run out-of-the-box.

[jpeters]

Not on my system....(dell laptop) running tc1.2.  I haven't updated, since I'm mostly using tc2, if that's the issue. 

Edit. I tried it on tc_1.4.2, which didn't help.  If wicd is loaded, if have to "sudo udhcpc -i eth0" to get my wired connection going.  I have to get out of wicd, though, because every time it retries the connection is lost.   

[jls]

On 2.0RC1 I've seen that my eth0 device is not autorecognized, but in the options of the program I changed dummy0 to eth0 and it works.

[jpeters]

That also works for 1.4.  It's now able to connect to wired eth0.  Got a fix for wireless?     (maybe ath0...)

making some progress using wlan0....it's showing wireless connections....still trying to get it to connect though...

[jpeters]

It's working  for wireless, using wlan0 and wext for supplicant driver. This could be a valuable addition to tc...

edit:
It's connecting well to my 80211A, but having problems with 80211B.  There's a problem trying to cancel an attempt to a wireless that isn't connecting.  Nothing short of rebooting seemed to give me another opportunity.

[Jason W]

Thanks to JLS for an update to wicd:

Code: [Select]

Title:          wicd.tce
Description:    wired and wireless network manager
Version:        1.5.9-udhcpc
Author:         Adam Blackburn,
Dan O'Reilly
Original-site:  http://wicd.sourceforge.net/
Copying-policy: GPLv2
Size: 278K
Extension_by:   jls_legalize (unsenepopiu at tin dot it)
Comments:       Wicd is an open source wired and wireless network manager for Linux which aims
to provide a simple interface to connect to networks with a wide variety of settings.
Some of Wicd's features include:
1. No Gnome dependencies (although it does require GTK).
2. Ability to connect to wired and wireless networks
3. Profiles for each wireless network and wired network
4. Many encryption schemes, some of which include WEP/WPA/WPA2
(and you can add your own)
5. Remains compatible with wireless-tools
6. Tray icon showing network activity and signal strength
----------------------------------------------------------
made from wicd_1.5.9-6~udhcpc.1_all.deb downloaded  from
http://people.debian.org/~gismo/tmp/wicd/
mixed with the original version.
------------------------------------
This extension is NOTPPI compatible.
---------------------------------
Changelog:      2009/14/05 Initial packaging
2009/15/05 changed to 1.5.9-udhcpc
Current: 2009/18/05 fixed an error in wicd-start
if wm is not flwm then start the tray icon otherwise no


Code: [Select]

Title:          wicd.tcz
Description:    wired and wireless network manager
Version:        1.5.9-udhcpc
Author:         Adam Blackburn,
Dan O'Reilly
Original-site:  http://wicd.sourceforge.net/
Copying-policy: GPLv2
Size: 412K
Extension_by:   jls_legalize (unsenepopiu at tin dot it)
Comments:       Wicd is an open source wired and wireless network manager for Linux which aims
to provide a simple interface to connect to networks with a wide variety of settings.
Some of Wicd's features include:
1. No Gnome dependencies (although it does require GTK).
2. Ability to connect to wired and wireless networks
3. Profiles for each wireless network and wired network
4. Many encryption schemes, some of which include WEP/WPA/WPA2
(and you can add your own)
5. Remains compatible with wireless-tools
6. Tray icon showing network activity and signal strength
----------------------------------------------------------
made from wicd_1.5.9-6~udhcpc.1_all.deb downloaded  from
http://people.debian.org/~gismo/tmp/wicd/
mixed with the original version.
------------------------------------
This extension is NOTPPI compatible.
------------------------------------
Changelog:      2009/14/05 Initial packaging
2009/15/05 changed to 1.5.9-udhcpc
Current: 2009/18/05 fixed an error in wicd-start
if wm is not flwm then start the tray icon otherwise no


[^thehatsrule^]

Minor .tcz.dep fix (now listing wpa-supplicant.tcz)