Software centre and Evolution think I am offline using WICD to make wireless connection

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Published on 2011-10-23T10:57:23Z Indexed on 2012/03/23 23:39 UTC
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I upgraded to 11.10 yesterday. I use WICD to make the wireless connection because I have never managed to get network manager to make a wireless connection on any computer I have installed it on. But since 11.10 both Evolution and software centre are convinced I am offline even though I have a functional connection (I am using wifi now and both are reporting me offline, which I clearly am not).

I am using an MSI WIND clone Advent 4211 B netbook. Network manager has never worked on this computer for wifi. WICD can make connection about 30% time (often returns BAD PASSWORD, first few attempts). XP of course works fine to make wifi connection. I have a

I am happy to supply more information I just do not know what information might help. I have reported a bug against evolution

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