That should be fine...wicd can configure the wired as well. You may need to click refresh the first time you run wicd.

When WICD opens, there is an arrow to the right side with a hidden menu, including preferences. When you select preferences, you then get a sheet with general settings. You can check here to see if your wired-network card is present in the Wired Interface spot. If not, enter your interface there (eth0 or similar)

On down the same sheet is a space for wired automatic connection. Make sure"Use Default Wired Network Profile" is selected. Once you are done, click OK and then refresh WICD's main screen. The wired profile should show up.

Once the wired profile is visible, you can edit its properties.

Here's a screenshot that might help.

Hi dolphin_oracle...

I appreciate your help but I'm not seeing WICD on this system. Where you mentioned in the Control Panel has something called RutilT instead. This utility does not do anything past the error message. I looked for WICD elsewhere but did not find it, even in the metapackage installer. __{{emoticon}}__

I did find something called CENI (very DOS like in appearance) but I was not comfortable using it based on how entries were titled. I am not that proficient in the networking aspect of the field. Is there a package available for WICD that AntiX can easily install? I've done tarballs before and am not interested in repeating that. Just to clarify, changing the DNS entries in the OS doesn't affect the modem/router settings and other systems will be able access the internet as usual?

Regards...

What version of antix are you running? It must be base edition which doesn't have all the bells and whistles of full. Is fluxbox the window manager?

you can also hand type the dns servers in /etc/resolv.conf just replace whatever is there with 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 like this . You will need to be"root" to edit the file.
no reboot required after the change. The system consults resolv.conf every time it makes a dns inquiry.

whatever is managing your connection may overwrite the resolv.conf file at boot up, but this will work for a test.

dolphin_oracle wrote:What version of antix are you running? It must be base edition which doesn't have all the bells and whistles of full. Is fluxbox the window manager?

Hi...

I believe it is the base installation, would I need to reinstall it to get the full edition? If so which option would I check at the menu?

EDIT: Yes, Fluxbox is the window manager.

Regards?

the full edition is actually a seperate iso . but hold that thought, i'm installing base right now and I'll see how to set up a custom dns. more in a bit.

To get the full version, I think it would be easiest to reinstall, but it shouldn't be necessary, just to get wicd.


IIrc, you need to install wicd, and wicd-gtk, and if it doesn't get installed, wicd-daemon, but someone else probably know for sure.

Ok here's what you want to do.

open a terminal and go root

then

nano /etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/head

and type at the bottom of the file
nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4

use cntrl-x to exit. save by answering Y.

reboot

open iceweasel and it a try.

made a quick edit above. the lines should read

nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4

if you want to use wicd, and I just tested it, as a root user issue

apt-get update
apt-get install wicd

then in the fluxbox menu, go to fluxbox settings and selected Auto Update Menu
then wicd network manager will appear in the internet menu.

Thanks! I'll check it out tomorrow and get back to you. __{{emoticon}}__

Regards...

Hi all...

PROBLEM SOLVED!! I'm writing this from Iceweasel. Thank you Dolphin_Oracle and everyone else for your help on this! Making the corrections on WICD (which I was able to install) did not work so I tried making the changes editing the resolvconf file and voila! __{{emoticon}}__

Thanks again! The changes are simple to make and I think I found a good lightweight OS to use should anyone need one. I will try and see if I can post"SOLVED" in the title of this thread.

Regards...