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**PJJ** · Nov 20, 2009, 11:22 PM

Re: WICD issue

Since I never had any serious problems with wicd, I can really not say a lot.

Did you preface your iwlist command with 'sudo'? Without that you will get no results.

I compared my wicd conf files with yours. There are definitely differences there. Wherever you have the IP, DNS 1.2.3, global DNS, gateway Mine say "None". Yours show address 192.168.xxx. x

Also, in your file 'manager-settings.conf' you have: "always_show_wired_interface = False". I guess that's why you do not see your wired connection. I would change that to '=True'.

Somehow you introduced a misleading IP along the line, I reckon.
The less you interfere with wicd during setup the better. Wicd is perfectly capable of doing the setup on its own. Anything else might result in overkill and confusion.

The file /etc/network/interfaces should only contain the entry:

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

I was bold (after a lot of practice) and entered in addition:

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp

auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp

Works like a charm.

**carib** · Nov 21, 2009, 09:14 AM

Re: WICD issue

Originally posted by PJJ

Since I never had any serious problems with wicd, I can really not say a lot.

Did you preface your iwlist command with 'sudo'? Without that you will get no results.

EDIT: Only now I see that my post was not complete. Sorry. My mistake.

Now, with connection, I tried iwlist with and without sudo.
As you can see, the difference is that with sudo, shows other wireless networks in the range.
Next time when wicd fails connect, I will try same commands with sudo.

carib@ZD8000:~$ iwlist wlan0 scan
wlan0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:13:10:04:4E:9C
Channel:1
Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
Quality=58/70 Signal level=-52 dBm
Encryption key

n
ESSID:"Despina"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=00000010016d7a8b
Extra: Last beacon: 420076ms ago
IE: Unknown: 000744657370696E61
IE: Unknown: 010482848B96
IE: Unknown: 030101
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: Unknown: 0406000200000000
IE: Unknown: 2A0100
IE: Unknown: 32080C1218243048606C

carib@ZD8000:~$ sudo iwlist wlan0 scan
[sudo] password for carib:
wlan0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:13:10:04:4E:9C
Channel:1
Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
Quality=49/70 Signal level=-61 dBm
Encryption key

n
ESSID:"Despina"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=0000001023c0217f
Extra: Last beacon: 1132ms ago
IE: Unknown: 000744657370696E61
IE: Unknown: 010482848B96
IE: Unknown: 030101
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: Unknown: 0406000200000000
IE: Unknown: 2A0100
IE: Unknown: 32080C1218243048606C
Cell 02 - Address: 00:1F:9F:3E:BF:0D
Channel:1
Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
Quality=38/70 Signal level=-72 dBm
Encryption key

n
ESSID:"Thomson4EF96A"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=0000001ad61c7006
Extra: Last beacon: 1424ms ago
IE: Unknown: 000D54686F6D736F6E344546393641
IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
IE: Unknown: 030101
IE: Unknown: 050400030000
IE: Unknown: 2A0104
IE: Unknown: 2F0104
IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
IE: Unknown: DD090010180201F0000000
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101880003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F 00

There was more 9 or 10.

Originally posted by PJJ

I compared my wicd conf files with yours. There are definitely differences there. Wherever you have the IP, DNS 1.2.3, global DNS, gateway Mine say "None". Yours show address 192.168.xxx. x

Also, in your file 'manager-settings.conf' you have: "always_show_wired_interface = False". I guess that's why you do not see your wired connection. I would change that to '=True'.

Somehow you introduced a misleading IP along the line, I reckon.
The less you interfere with wicd during setup the better. Wicd is perfectly capable of doing the setup on its own. Anything else might result in overkill and confusion.

I'm using (always) static IPs and there are no mistakes, they are defined in the first use of wicd.

Originally posted by PJJ

The file /etc/network/interfaces should only contain the entry:

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

I was bold (after a lot of practice) and entered in addition:

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp

auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp

About that, I followed this.

I think that they know what are telling, but... I will try your suggestion.

**carib** · Nov 21, 2009, 06:00 PM

Re: WICD issue

I had installed the new version (1.6.2.2).
One more chance to solve this issue.
But, nothing happens. Always the same.
Reboot and reboot, and ... until I have a connection.

**ultrageeky** · Nov 22, 2009, 07:29 PM

Re: WICD issue

Stab in the dark but worked for me:

Open wicd's control panel, click Preferences and ensure that Wireless Interface is set to wlan0

**carib** · Nov 23, 2009, 01:09 AM

Re: WICD issue

Originally posted by ultrageeky

Stab in the dark but worked for me:

Open wicd's control panel, click Preferences and ensure that Wireless Interface is set to wlan0

That's not the problem!
But, thanks.

I reinstalled wicd, and tried other suggestions.
Same issue. One time works, another not.

Not solved, yet.

**carib** · Nov 30, 2009, 06:15 AM

Re: [Solved? No, forgotten!] WICD issue

After lots of Googling and reading, more Googling and reading, more..., I think that isn't a WICD issue, but a Kernel problem (2.6.31-14-generic and 2.6.31-15-generic)!

I tried other options, like using only network interfaces file, and other network manager GUIs.

The symptoms are the same.

Now, I have wicd again, because is the better choice I founded.

**sas3** · Dec 04, 2009, 04:39 AM

Re: [Solved? No, forgotten!] WICD issue

For a completely different reason (no support for my cdma mobile broadband), I ditched wicd; I am now using network-manager-gnome and am happy.
To be sure, there are a few minor irritants:
a) it works with the gnome-keyring (not the kde-keyring) the settings for which are a mystery to me. So every time I boot up it asks for the password
b) if my external wifi switch is turned off when "sleeping", it doesn't seem able to detect it when I turn it on (so wireless interface stays disabled); and I don't know how to turn it on. So I end up making sure I don't fiddle that switch when the system is in sleep (standby) mode.

If this is okay with you, you might want to try the network-manager-gnome on your kde. It works.

PS: Your problem could have more to do with the drivers / hardware though. In that case, the solution may not be found in tinkering with the network managers.

**carib** · Dec 08, 2009, 05:07 AM

Re: [Solved? No, workarrounded] Wireless issue

Hi.

After more tests, including a new 9,10 fresh install, I decided abandon any Network Manager GUI.

I only need to use my homenetwork and so, I followed this How to.

Works like a charm!

(I changed the original post subject. I think that this is not a WICD problem. As mentioned, in a previous post, the problem is identical using other network managers.)

As I'm persistant, I will try another solutions in the future.

**carib** · Dec 14, 2009, 08:41 AM

Re: [Solved. I think!] Wireless issue

As I supposed, this was more a kernel than wicd issue.

A few days ago, had an automatic update and now, with new kernel version, wicd works fine on boot.

There is a few problems when switching between wireless networks or between wireless and wired network. But, for my usual work, now is fine.

**GreyGeek** · Dec 14, 2009, 01:07 PM

Re: [Solved. I think!] Wireless issue

@carib,
I have noticed that since upgrading to the 31-16 kernel my wicd connection will show I am connected but suddenly any URL I click on will open a tab (my browser setting) but the page never completes. The spinning balls just continue spinning until it times out. Hovering over the wicd icon in the system tray shows it is still connected, but I can't actually continue browsing until I open the wicd GUI, disconnect my wireless router and then reconnect it again.

This happens once or twice a day, especially if I leave the browser setting on a page without giving it any activity.

**carib** · Dec 14, 2009, 06:16 PM

Re: [Solved. I think!] Wireless issue

Originally posted by GreyGeek

@carib,
I have noticed that since upgrading to the 31-16 kernel my wicd connection will show I am connected but suddenly any URL I click on will open a tab (my browser setting) but the page never completes. The spinning balls just continue spinning until it times out. Hovering over the wicd icon in the system tray shows it is still connected, but I can't actually continue browsing until I open the wicd GUI, disconnect my wireless router and then reconnect it again.

This happens once or twice a day, especially if I leave the browser setting on a page without giving it any activity.

Here, I' didn't noticed that.

I can be connected all the time without loses. I have another router and I madded a few tests switching connection between them and I tested to switch to wired connection. Only in that cases I noticed issues, nothing more else.

I can't help you in that point.

**GreyGeek** · Dec 14, 2009, 11:22 PM

Re: [Solved. I think!] Wireless issue

I wasn't asking for help, just pointing out for you and others that network connections with wicd may seem to randomly "pause" for no apparent reason.

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