Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:54:59 -0500 From: Jerry <gesbbb@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ifconfig - GUI interface available? Message-ID: <20091126125459.24a9a2d0@scorpio.seibercom.net> In-Reply-To: <20091126171138.8d936d2e.cyb.@gmx.net> References: <20091126150926.GA50790@sandcat> <20091126161423.035f51b5.cyb.@gmx.net> <20091126153554.GB50790@sandcat> <20091126171138.8d936d2e.cyb.@gmx.net>
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On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:11:38 +0100 Andreas Rudisch <"cyb."@gmx.net> replied: >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 the password is already assigned) and you get the >> certain wifi net. >> >> I use the laptop in different networks, often its auto selecting the >> wrong 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=wpa_supplicant.conf&sektion=5 > >Take a look at the example section. You can define multiple networks. > I think it is pretty obvious that the OP is searching for a GUI to facilitate configuration of his device. I had actually thought about attempting to write one. At some future date, assuming I have the time and can assimilate all the info I need, I might attempt to do so. <rant> Personally, I have always felt that one of the major stumbling blocks to getting users to switch to a non-Windows based system is the degree of difficulty in configuring devices. The majority of users do not have the time or inclination to read through "how-to" documentation, assuming it even exists, gather scads of information, and then attempt, usually unsuccessful on the first attempt, to get a simple wireless device working when they can accomplish the same feat with little or no user intervention on a Windows machine. Even OSX greatly simplifies the installation process. Virtually every device that cannot be configured and activated by Windows comes with its own installation program. I really believe that it is fundamentally possible to accomplish the same feat in a non-Windows environment. Just my own 2ยข. <\rant> -- Jerry gesbbb@yahoo.com |::::======= |::::======= |=========== |=========== | There are no emotional victims, only volunteers.
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