.\" Written by Robby Workman <rworkman@slackware.com>
.TH WICD-MANAGER-SETTINGS.CONF 5 "wicd-1.7.4"
.SH NAME
wicd-manager-settings.conf \- contains settings that control Wicd's behavior

.SH DESCRIPTION

This file contains general configuration information for Wicd.
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This file is located at /etc/wicd/manager-settings.conf

.SH SETTINGS

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.BI "link_detect_tool = " <0|1|2>
0 = autodetect
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1 = ethtool
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2 = mii-tool
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.BI "flush_tool = " <0|1|2>
0 = autodetect
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1 = ip
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2 = route
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.BI "backend = " <ioctl|external>
Default is ioctl backend.
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.BI "signal_display_type = " <0|1>
0 = Show signal strength as a percentage
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1 = Show signal strength in dBm
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.BI "dhcp_client = " <0|1|2|3>
0 = autodetect
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1 = dhclient
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2 = dhcpcd5
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3 = pump
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.BI "sudo_app = " <0|1|2|3>
0 = autodetect
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1 = pkexec
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2 = kdesu
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3 = ktsuss
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.BI "wired_interface = " <interface_name>
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.BI "always_show_wired_interface = " <True|False>
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.BI "wired_connect_mode = " <0|1>
0 = connect to wired interface automatically
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1 = do not connect to wired interface automatically
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.BI "prefer_wired = " <True|False>
True = Switch to wired interface if a link is detected, even if already connected to wireless
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False = Do not switch to wired interface automatically
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.BI "wireless_interface = " <name_of_wireless_interface>
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.BI "wpa_driver = " <wext|madwifi|ndiswrapper|hostap|hermes|atmel|broadcom|ipw|ralink legacy>
The default (and best supported) is wext.  It should work properly in most cases.
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.BI "auto_reconnect = " <True|False>
This settings determines whether Wicd will attempt to reconnect on connection loss.
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.BI "use_global_dns = " <True|False>
If set to "True" and values are specified in the global DNS settings below,
this will cause Wicd to use these DNS settings.
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.BI "global_dns_dom = " <plaintext_domain_name>
This specifies the default search domain to be used by the resolver.
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.BI "global_dns_1 = " <ip_address>
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.BI "global_dns_2 = " <ip_address>
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.BI "global_dns_3 = " <ip_address>
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.BI "debug_mode = " <integer_value>
0 = disabled
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1 = enabled


.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR wicd (8),
.BR wicd-curses (8),
.BR wicd-wired-settings.conf (5),
.BR wicd-wireless-settings.conf (5).