wicd-wired-settings.conf (5)

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Written by Robby Workman <rworkman@slackware.com>

(The comments found at the beginning of the groff file "man5/wicd-wired-settings.conf.5".)

NAME

wicd-wired-settings.conf - controls Wicd's wired network settings

DESCRIPTION

This file contains configuration information for wired interfaces in Wicd.
This file is located at /etc/wicd/wired-settings.conf

SETTINGS

default = <0|1>

This option decides whether to use this profile as the default. 0 = do not use this profile as default.
1 = use this profile as default.

beforescript = <None|arbitrary_script>

This defines a script to run before Wicd brings up the connection. The script should be a Bourne-compatible script and should be executable.
IMPORTANT - scripts should ONLY be writable by root and located in a directory that is only writable by root.

afterscript = <None|arbitrary_script>

This defines a script to run after Wicd brings up the connection. The script should be a Bourne-compatible script and should be executable.
IMPORTANT - scripts should ONLY be writable by root and located in a directory that is only writable by root.

predisconnectscript = <None|arbitrary_script>

This defines a script to run before Wicd disconnects the interface. The script should be a Bourne-compatible script and should be executable.

postdisconnectscript = <None|arbitrary_script>

This defines a script to run after Wicd disconnects the interface. The script should be a Bourne-compatible script and should be executable.
IMPORTANT - scripts should ONLY be writable by root and located in a directory that is only writable by root.

ip = <None|ip_address>

Use this option if you have a static ip address for your system.

netmask = <None|networkmask>

This setting is only appropriate if a static ip address is configured above.

broadcast = <None|broadcast_address>

This setting is only appropriate if a static ip address is configured above.

gateway = <None|gateway_address>

This setting is only appropriate if a static ip address is configured above.

use_static_dns = <True|False>

True = use static DNS servers instead of accepting what the dhcp server supplies.

use_global_dns = <True|False>

True = use the global DNS servers provided in wicd-manager-settings.conf(5). This option is only appropriate if "use_static_dns = True"

dns1 = <None|ip_address>

Static DNS address if "use_static_dns = True" and "use_global_dns = False"

dns2 = <None|ip_address>

Static DNS address if "use_static_dns = True" and "use_global_dns = False"

dns3 = <None|ip_address>

Static DNS address if "use_static_dns = True" and "use_global_dns = False"

SEE ALSO

wicd(8), wicd-curses(8), wicd-manager-settings.conf(5), wicd-wireless-settings.conf(5).