Re: Wireless Network "Manager" Of Some Sort?

From: Valentin Guillen (usenet1_at_myrealbox.com)
Date: 11/12/05 

Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 17:23:38 -0700

On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 10:13:08 -0600, Good Man wrote:

> Hi there
>
> I installed SuSE 10 on my laptop last week, and I think I'm about ready to
> start using it full-time instead of windows XP.
>
> One thing that is driving me crazy is trying to manage my wireless
> settings. I primarily use my laptops at two places - each with their own
> SSID, WEP key, and even local IP/router addresses. It has become a real
> hassle to re-enter all numbers/settings each time I change locations.
> Windows XP was never good at that either, but I purchased a third-party
> application (the awesome Mobile NetSwitch) that basically managed multiple
> wireless settings and changed between them with one simple click.
>
> Is there something similar offered to users of SuSE 10/KDE? Apple OSX has
> this sort of thing built in. I keep reading how 'dreamy' SuSE 10 is for
> wireless connectivity (well it WAS easy to set up initially)... surely
> there is some sort of 'manager' program that can change my IP/Router/WEP
> key for me without having to re-enter all info everytime I change
> locations?
>
> Thanks.

There are several easy to use utilities for accomplishing just that:

wifi switch
wlan config
get wifi and others

Check out this page of wireless utilities for Linux:
http://tuxmobil.org/wireless_unix.html

Enjoy!

vg