VSWM Alternatives
VSWM is described as 'As the name suggests it manages the wireless network in a very simplistic way. This version have wifi WPA and WEP, with dhcp and static networks. To use it, just place the vswm.cfg file at /etc/ and add there your existing networks' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are eight alternatives to VSWM for Linux, Xfce and Mac. The best VSWM alternative is NetworkManager, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like VSWM are iwmenu, wicd, Ethtool and iw.
- Free • Open Source
- 9 NetworkManager alternatives
NetworkManager is a set of co-operative tools that make networking simple and straightforward. Whether WiFi, wired, 3G, or Bluetooth, NetworkManager allows you to quickly move from one network to another: once a network has been configured and joined once, it can be detected and...
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
Wicd is an open source wired and wireless network manager for Linux which aims to provide a simple interface to connect to networks with a wide variety of settings.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
- Xfce
DiscontinuedLatest version is 1.7.4 released on 2016-01-25
wicd Features
Comments about wicd as an Alternative to VSWM
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
Ethtool Features
iw is a new nl80211 based CLI configuration utility for wireless devices. It supports almost all new drivers that have been added to the kernel recently. It allows you to configure and show information about wireless networking.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Country of Origin
- International
Platforms
- Linux
iw Features
wpa_supplicant is designed to be a "daemon" program that runs in the background and acts as the backend component controlling the wireless connection. wpa_supplicant supports separate frontend programs and a text-based frontend (wpa_cli) and a GUI (wpa_gui) are...
License model
- Free • Open Source
Country of Origin
Finland
EU
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- Xfce
wpa_supplicant Features
WvDial (pronounced "Weave Dial") is an easier way to connect to the internet. It completely avoids the need for chat scripts, edits pap-secrets and chap-secrets for you, detects your modem automatically, and chooses a valid init string.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
Wvdial Features
KPPP is used to setup PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) connections. This is most useful for connecting with a cell phone "modem" card these days. It is also use to configure real modem connections.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
It's very durable and simple to use.