Wicd is an open-source network manager, aimed at simplifying the wired and wireless network management on Linux.
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Debian Cannot Access Internet Despite Being “Connected”
I'm have a problem, I cannot access the internet. I'm using a dell inspiron 6400 with debian kernel 3.2 installed. My windows manager is xfce4. I was never able to figure out the wired network, ...
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Connecting to wireless router
According to this manual I tried:
$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:"g\xC6isQ\xFFJ\xEC)\xCD\xBA\xAB\xF2\xFB\xE3F|\xC2T\xF8\x1B\xE8\xE7\x8DvZ.c3\x9F\xC9\x9A" ...
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How do you connect to the internet in backtrack 5 R2
I have recently installed backtrack 5 r2 so it dual-boots alongside windows. However for some reason I'm finding it difficult to make a wired connection using wicd. I know that the connection itself ...
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wired connection not working under Ubuntu 10.04
(using Ubuntu 10.04 LTS on a netbook prior to any updates) The wireless works fine, the wired connection has been tested using a Windows computer.
Choosing auto eth0 from the power manager fails.
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Auto-login to internet script
For me to connect to internet I need to login first. Normally I do this manually (by opening my browser then at the first URL I enter I am redirected to the ISP's login page). However there is a Perl ...
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wicd - no connection after boot, have to restart manually?
I'm using version 1.7.1_pre20120127 with python 2.7.2:
[U] net-misc/wicd
Available versions: 1.7.0 (~)1.7.0-r1 1.7.1_beta2-r4 (~)1.7.1_pre20111210-r1 1.7.1_pre20120127 (~)1.7.1_pre20120127-r1 ...
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Arch Linux doesn't connect to a wireless network
I'm using Arch Linux on a Thinkpad machine. Everything was satisfactory but today I restarted my router and the machine doesn't connect. The router is fine (another machine and a cell phone connect to ...
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Wicd cannot detect wireless networks on Debian 6 testing, Xfce, fresh install
This is on a fresh Debian 6 testing install on my U100Plus MSI Wind netbook, running with Xfce desktop environment.
My laptop's wireless connection works flawlessly in Xubuntu without manual ...
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How would one permanently set names for network inteface (wifi/ethernet) in arch
Seems every reboot the names reverse different nics( wifi/ethernet )..
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How can I solve wifi connection problems between Arch Linux and a WPA2 network?
My home network uses WPA2 for encryption. To connect to it from my Arch Linux insallation, I first tried using NetworkManager, however, that only managed to connect for a minute at most before ...
