Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:12:36 +0100 From: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: Andreas Rudisch <"cyb."@gmx.net>, herbert langhans <herbert.raimund@gmx.net>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ifconfig - GUI interface available? Message-ID: <20091126211236.GA91436@slackbox.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0911261030010.63593@wonkity.com> References: <20091126150926.GA50790@sandcat> <20091126161423.035f51b5.cyb.@gmx.net> <20091126153554.GB50790@sandcat> <20091126171138.8d936d2e.cyb.@gmx.net> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0911261030010.63593@wonkity.com>
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--a8Wt8u1KmwUX3Y2C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 01:46:01PM -0700, Warren Block wrote: > On Thu, 26 Nov 2009, Andreas Rudisch wrote: >=20 > > On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:35:55 +0100 > > herbert langhans <herbert.raimund@gmx.net> wrote: > > > >> Its merely a matter of comfort. Like on OSX or the infamous MS-thing, = there is a simple window. It shows all the ssid, you click on one (maybe th= e password is already assigned) and you get the certain wifi net. > >> > >> I use the laptop in different networks, often its auto selecting the w= rong one. It would be great to point and click and get the connection.. > > > > Hence the link and the keyword wpa_supplicant. Any way, here is another= link: > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=3Dwpa_supplicant.conf&sektion= =3D5 > > > > Take a look at the example section. You can define multiple networks. >=20 > Yes, but wpa_supplicant wants to autoselect. Is there a way to make it= =20 > choose a specific network? >=20 > As far as GUI goes, there's good news and bad news. The good news is=20 > that a couple GUI network managers are around: Have a look at net-mgmt/wifimgr; http://opal.com/freebsd/ports/net-mgmt/wif= imgr/ Maybe that is what you're looking for? Roland --=20 R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) --a8Wt8u1KmwUX3Y2C Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.13 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAksO70QACgkQEnfvsMMhpyUkawCfR+v3EnrGeOca2SvwU3AQWKCC GykAn3Dzt1rrdS83Uv5Pfaa1bVVHyuL8 =ZoVA -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --a8Wt8u1KmwUX3Y2C--
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