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Somewhat Reticent

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Registered: 2017-04-06

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How to use connman-ui instead of wicd?

Q:  Is there a way to change from wicd to connman-ui gracefully?
The spins with connman I've tried re-connect promptly; wicd may eventually, or not.
For me, manually telling wicd to re-connect every time seems like way too much hassle.
(I don't want to lose connectivity in the changeover process!)

FOSSuser

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Re: How to use connman-ui instead of wicd?

Isn't there an 'automaticaly connect' or 'use this connection' setting(?).
(I know I don't have to manually start mine every time.)

Somewhat Reticent

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Re: How to use connman-ui instead of wicd?

Isn't there an 'automatically connect' or 'use this connection' setting?

Of course there is! But it doesn't work. Several presented controls seem to be ignored*.
(Same on several DebIan and DebIan-based ISOs I've tried.)
And once in a while, after an unpredictable usually-long time, wicd will actually re-connect.
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*Given that, my first guess would be that something buggered authorization. I Am Not An Expert.

Last edited by Somewhat Reticent (2017-06-29 05:39:05)

FOSSuser

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Re: How to use connman-ui instead of wicd?

Well, if wicd doesn't work, I'll always use ceni, so I suggest installing it, or your conman-ui & use it instead.

(Same on several DebIan and DebIan-based ISOs I've tried.)

That makes it sound like the problem is at your server end to me, or were they all using wicd.

Last edited by FOSSuser (2017-06-29 08:19:16)

Somewhat Reticent

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Re: How to use connman-ui instead of wicd?

All the newest DebIan-based ISOs were using wicd.  I didn't search bug-reports for such issues.
I have older Slackware-based ISOs that don't have this issue - some using wicd.