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Operating Systems Linux SuSE ubuntu to pure debian Post 302193858 by Texasone on Sunday 11th of May 2008 12:50:01 PM
Old 05-11-2008
im using a laptop. my router is in the basement and i use my laptop about everywhere but my basement. like on my kitchen table for my homework or at a coffee shop and stuff like that so wireless is a big issue. my parents got really made the last time i got a 100 foot cable and had it running throught the house so i could do my homework on the kitchen table. a "wired" network is a good idea, but it limits me in a lot of ways.
 

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wicd-cli(8)						      System Manager's Manual						       wicd-cli(8)

NAME
wicd-cli - command-line interface to wicd SYNOPSIS
wicd-cli [options] DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the wicd-cli command. wicd-cli is a scriptable command-line only "client" for wicd. OPTIONS
-h, --help Show summary of options. -n network-id, --network=network-id Specify which network wicd-cli should act on. -p property, --network-property=property Show property from network details. -s value, --set-to=value Set selected property to value -m name, --name=name Set the name for the profile to load/save to name. -S, --scan Scan available wireless networks. -w, --save Save the network connection profile. -l, --list-networks List the networks WICD has in its cache. -d, --network-details Show details of selected network. -x, --disconnect Disconnect from the current network. -c, --connect Connect to the selected network. -e, --list-encryption-types View the available encryption templates WICD can use. -y, --wireless Use the wireless interface. -z, --wired Use the wired interface. -o, --load-profile Load a wired connection profile. SEE ALSO
wicd(1), wicd-client(1), wicd-gtk(8), wicd-curses(8) AUTHOR
wicd-cli was written by Ronuk Raval. This manual page was written by David Paleino <dapal@debian.org>, for the Debian project (and may be used by others). Dec 2009 wicd-cli(8)
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