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LactoseTolerant
Hi all,
Wicd is awful. Half the time it just hangs on “obtaining an IP address” and you have to reset the machine. The other one, Ceni, is no good either. There’s nowhere to put in the login information for my work WiFi.
Is there any way to install the WiFi that comes with Ubuntu? That one autoconnects and works pretty reliably.
anticapitalista
wicd isn’t included on antiX-19
I have never used Ubuntu – so what WiFi manager do they use?
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Brian Masinick
Hi all,
Wicd is awful. Half the time it just hangs on “obtaining an IP address” and you have to reset the machine. The other one, Ceni, is no good either. There’s nowhere to put in the login information for my work WiFi.
Is there any way to install the WiFi that comes with Ubuntu? That one autoconnects and works pretty reliably.
While Wicd and Ceni may not suit your needs, I haven’t found either of them to either drop connections or hang connections. That may be an issue with either the local ISP or the system configuration. Wicd was a very effective tool once upon a time, but it hasn’t been regularly maintained or updated recently that I am aware of. Ceni is a simple tool, but it is reliable.
In antiX 19, Connman is another network manager that is available. Another network manager that we don’t include that ought to *work*, but may drag in quite a few extra packages that the developers of antiX wanted to avoid. I haven’t looked at the packages, but my guess is that they may drag in some packages that also bring systemd dependencies; I’m almost certain they contain Gtk dependencies. But if you want to try it anyway, I believe that network manager is one possible alternative. Be forewarned that this choice may alter the overall set of display, networking, and scheduling packages, so look into what it offers before deciding to use it. Also, don’t allow more than one network manager at a time to manage your system. It can adversely affect the behavior of the system (that may accidentally be what has already been happening; investigate before choosing other options).
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Brian Masinickwicd isn’t included on antiX-19
I have never used Ubuntu – so what WiFi manager do they use?
Oh, really? I upgraded from 17 which I know they said would leave some things out.
I’m not sure, but is that the correct term – wifi manager? I am getting some results for that with Google so I’ll give Gnome Network Manager and some of the others that are popping up a shot.
Which one is coming by default with 19?
olsztyn
There’s nowhere to put in the login information for my work WiFi.
For enterprise I used to use Wicd for user/password and identity at work but if I am not mistaken the current Connman in antiX 19 has that built in. When defining connection in Connman you have options to specify Username, Password and Identity. I am not sure though if it includes all handshake protocols needed for your enterprise.
Live antiX Boot Options (Previously posted by Xecure):
https://antixlinuxfan.miraheze.org/wiki/Table_of_antiX_Boot_ParametersHi all,
Wicd is awful. Half the time it just hangs on “obtaining an IP address” and you have to reset the machine. The other one, Ceni, is no good either. There’s nowhere to put in the login information for my work WiFi.
Is there any way to install the WiFi that comes with Ubuntu? That one autoconnects and works pretty reliably.
While Wicd and Ceni may not suit your needs, I haven’t found either of them to either drop connections or hang connections. That may be an issue with either the local ISP or the system configuration. Wicd was a very effective tool once upon a time, but it hasn’t been regularly maintained or updated recently that I am aware of. Ceni is a simple tool, but it is reliable.
In antiX 19, Connman is another network manager that is available. Another network manager that we don’t include that ought to *work*, but may drag in quite a few extra packages that the developers of antiX wanted to avoid. I haven’t looked at the packages, but my guess is that they may drag in some packages that also bring systemd dependencies; I’m almost certain they contain Gtk dependencies. But if you want to try it anyway, I believe that network manager is one possible alternative. Be forewarned that this choice may alter the overall set of display, networking, and scheduling packages, so look into what it offers before deciding to use it. Also, don’t allow more than one network manager at a time to manage your system. It can adversely affect the behavior of the system (that may accidentally be what has already been happening; investigate before choosing other options).
Thanks Brian, I just saw this. I will give Connman a shot. I technically have AntiX 19, but I upgraded it from 17.
Brian Masinick
Just make sure that no other network manager is running, especially if you choose Connman. If it works for you, it’s effortless. If it doesn’t work out, get rid of all processes it uses or you will have more problems to resolve. Making certain that only one network manager is running will, more than likely, help, and quite possibly fix the symptoms you have experienced.
Hope that helps.
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