Wicd — прекрасная замена gnome- и kde-network-manager’у
http://wicd.sourceforge.net/
Очень рекомендую всем, кто ещё не поставил.
Возможности — скопирую с официального сайта
# backwards compatible with standard *nix networking commands (iwconfig, ifconfig, etc)
# wired networks
# named network profiles
# select between static IP addresses and DHCP on a per network basis
# store different static IPs, gateways, subnet masks, DNS server addresses per network
# wireless networks
1. automatically connect at boot - no user intervention required, even for encrypted networks
2. keeps network keys in root accesible only (600) files (unencrypted, however)
3. automatically selects between static IP addresses and DHCP on a per network basis
4. encryption (template based)
WPA 1/2, WEP, LEAP, TTLS, EAP, PEAP
# automatically connects at resume from suspend
# displays information about the network
# support for Ralink cards
# ability to run scripts before/after connecting/disconnecting