diff --git a/cli/wicd-cli.py b/cli/wicd-cli.py
index 2087e5c..a7be3d7 100644
--- a/cli/wicd-cli.py
+++ b/cli/wicd-cli.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ if options.network_details:
 # network properties
 
 if options.network_property:
-	options.network_property = option.network_property.lower()
+	options.network_property = options.network_property.lower()
 	if options.wireless:
 		if options.network >= 0:
 			is_valid_wireless_network_id(options.network)
diff --git a/curses/wicd-curses.py b/curses/wicd-curses.py
index c088ee9..d32b19d 100755
--- a/curses/wicd-curses.py
+++ b/curses/wicd-curses.py
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ setup_dbus()
 ########################################
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     try:
-        parser = OptionParser(version="wicd-curses-%s (using wicd %s)" % (CURSES_REV,daemon.Hello()))
+        parser = OptionParser(version="wicd-curses-%s (using wicd %s)" % (CURSES_REV,daemon.Hello()), prog="wicd-curses")
     except Exception, e:
         if "DBus.Error.AccessDenied" in e.get_dbus_name():
             print language['access_denied_wc'].replace('$A','\033[1;34m'+wpath.wicd_group+'\033[0m')
diff --git a/gtk/gui.py b/gtk/gui.py
index 2e52d1c..9027f2b 100644
--- a/gtk/gui.py
+++ b/gtk/gui.py
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ class appGui(object):
             gobject.idle_add(self.all_network_list.set_sensitive, True)
             gobject.idle_add(self.status_area.hide_all)
         if self.statusID:
-            gobject.idle_add(self.status_bar.remove, 1, self.statusID)
+            gobject.idle_add(self.status_bar.remove_message, 1, self.statusID)
     
     def set_connecting_state(self, info):
         if not self.connecting:
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ class appGui(object):
             gobject.idle_add(self.all_network_list.set_sensitive, False)
             gobject.idle_add(self.status_area.show_all)
         if self.statusID:
-            gobject.idle_add(self.status_bar.remove, 1, self.statusID)
+            gobject.idle_add(self.status_bar.remove_message, 1, self.statusID)
         if info[0] == "wireless":
             gobject.idle_add(self.set_status, str(info[1]) + ': ' +
                    language[str(wireless.CheckWirelessConnectingMessage())])
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ class appGui(object):
             cancel_button.set_sensitive(True)
             self.all_network_list.set_sensitive(False)
             if self.statusID:
-                gobject.idle_add(self.status_bar.remove, 1, self.statusID)
+                gobject.idle_add(self.status_bar.remove_message, 1, self.statusID)
             gobject.idle_add(self.set_status, language["disconnecting_active"])
             gobject.idle_add(self.status_area.show_all)
             self.wait_for_events()
@@ -791,6 +791,7 @@ class appGui(object):
         
         """
         self.window.present()
+        self.window.deiconify()
         self.wait_for_events()
         self.is_visible = True
         daemon.SetGUIOpen(True)
diff --git a/gtk/wicd-client.py b/gtk/wicd-client.py
index 128c75d..52f67f6 100644
--- a/gtk/wicd-client.py
+++ b/gtk/wicd-client.py
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@ class TrayIcon(object):
             # Create labels
             self.label = gtk.Label()
             self.data = gtk.Label()
+            self.data.set_selectable(True)
             self.label.show()
             self.data.show()
             self.list = []
diff --git a/in/man=wicd.8.in b/in/man=wicd.8.in
index 11aa43b..be25f98 100644
--- a/in/man=wicd.8.in
+++ b/in/man=wicd.8.in
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ This file contains settings related to the wireless interface.
 .br
 See this file's own man page for more information about it.
 
+.B %ETC%dhclient.conf.template
+.br
+This is used to replace /etc/dhclient.conf during Wicd activity,
+if you're using dhclient(1) as DHCP client. See dhclient.conf(5)
+for more information.
+
 .B %ENCRYPTION%
 .br
 This directory contains various templates for encrypted (WEP, WPA, etcetera)
@@ -132,6 +138,12 @@ when the specified event is preformed upon connection or disconnect from
 or to any network. Please note that pre/post disconnect scripts may be
 executed multiple times on already-disconnected interfaces.
 .br
+The scripts will be passed different parameters, depending if Wicd is
+acting on a wired or a wireless network. In the former case, "wired
+wired wired" will be passed (three times, just for compatibility with
+the wireless case). If Wicd is acting on a wireless network, it will
+pass "wireless ESSID BSSID" to the script.
+.br
 Available directories are:
 .br
 %SCRIPTS%predisconnect
@@ -156,6 +168,7 @@ log if you are having connection or other problems.
 .BR wicd-manager-settings.conf (5),
 .BR wicd-wired-settings.conf (5),
 .BR wicd-wireless-settings.conf (5),
+.BR dhclient.conf (5),
 .BR wicd-curses (8),
 .BR ifconfig (8),
 .BR iwconfig (8),
diff --git a/in/scripts=wicd-client.in b/in/scripts=wicd-client.in
index 54a55ff..db6214d 100755
--- a/in/scripts=wicd-client.in
+++ b/in/scripts=wicd-client.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 BOLD=$(tput bold)
 BLUE=$(tput setaf 4)
 NC=$(tput sgr0)
diff --git a/in/scripts=wicd-curses.in b/in/scripts=wicd-curses.in
index 45fc544..d70d9d0 100755
--- a/in/scripts=wicd-curses.in
+++ b/in/scripts=wicd-curses.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 if [ ! -d "$HOME/.wicd" ]; then
     mkdir -p "$HOME/.wicd"
 fi
diff --git a/in/scripts=wicd.in b/in/scripts=wicd.in
index c8abe3e..3206f2b 100755
--- a/in/scripts=wicd.in
+++ b/in/scripts=wicd.in
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
 exec %PYTHON% -O %SHARE%daemon/wicd-daemon.py $@
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e97ea6e..2234dac 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -436,7 +436,10 @@ class get_translations(Command):
         import urllib, shutil
         if os.path.exists('translations'):
             shutil.rmtree('translations/')
+        if os.path.exists('po'):
+            shutil.rmtree('po/')
         os.makedirs('translations')
+        os.makedirs('po')
         filename, headers = urllib.urlretrieve('http://wicd.sourceforge.net/translator/idlist/')
         id_file = open(filename, 'r')
         lines = id_file.readlines()
@@ -452,11 +455,10 @@ class get_translations(Command):
             except:
                 print >> sys.stderr, 'error downloading language %s' % id
             else:
-                shutil.move(pofile, lang_identifier+'.po')
+                shutil.move(pofile, 'po/'+lang_identifier+'.po')
                 os.makedirs('translations/'+lang_identifier+'/LC_MESSAGES')
                 os.system('msgfmt --output-file=translations/' + lang_identifier +
-                          '/LC_MESSAGES/wicd.mo ' + lang_identifier + '.po')
-                os.remove(lang_identifier+'.po')
+                          '/LC_MESSAGES/wicd.mo po/' + lang_identifier + '.po')
 
 
 class uninstall(Command):
diff --git a/wicd/configmanager.py b/wicd/configmanager.py
index 430cbb5..0dee326 100644
--- a/wicd/configmanager.py
+++ b/wicd/configmanager.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ reusable for other purposes as well.
 
 import os, copy
 
-from ConfigParser import RawConfigParser
+from ConfigParser import RawConfigParser, ParsingError
 
 from wicd.misc import Noneify, to_unicode
 
@@ -39,8 +39,17 @@ class ConfigManager(RawConfigParser):
         self.config_file = path
         self.debug = debug
         self.mrk_ws = mark_whitespace
-        self.read(path)
-        
+        try:
+            self.read(path)
+        except ParsingError, e:
+            self.write()
+            try:
+                self.read(path)
+            except ParsingError, p:
+                import sys
+                print "Could not start wicd: %s" % p.message
+                sys.exit(1)
+
     def __repr__(self):
         return self.config_file
     
diff --git a/wicd/misc.py b/wicd/misc.py
index a358add..da42782 100644
--- a/wicd/misc.py
+++ b/wicd/misc.py
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ def ExecuteScripts(scripts_dir, verbose=False, extra_parameters=()):
     if not os.path.exists(scripts_dir):
         return
     for obj in sorted(os.listdir(scripts_dir)):
+        if obj.startswith(".") or obj.endswith(("~", ".new", ".orig")):
+            continue
         obj = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(scripts_dir, obj))
         if os.path.isfile(obj) and os.access(obj, os.X_OK):
             ExecuteScript(os.path.abspath(obj), verbose=verbose,
diff --git a/wicd/wicd-daemon.py b/wicd/wicd-daemon.py
index b528901..c4a28e7 100644
--- a/wicd/wicd-daemon.py
+++ b/wicd/wicd-daemon.py
@@ -948,12 +948,14 @@ class WicdDaemon(dbus.service.Object):
         os.chmod(app_conf.get_config(), 0600)
         os.chmod(wireless_conf, 0600)
         os.chmod(wired_conf, 0600)
+        os.chmod(dhclient_conf, 0644)
 
         # Make root own them
         print "chowning configuration files root:root..."
         os.chown(app_conf.get_config(), 0, 0)
         os.chown(wireless_conf, 0, 0)
         os.chown(wired_conf, 0, 0)
+        os.chown(dhclient_conf, 0, 0)
 
         print "Using wireless interface..." + self.GetWirelessInterface()
         print "Using wired interface..." + self.GetWiredInterface()
@@ -1702,6 +1704,7 @@ def main(argv):
         # wicd exploded
         if not os.path.exists(backup_location):
             shutil.copy2('/etc/resolv.conf', backup_location)
+            os.chmod(backup_location, 0644)
     except IOError:
         print 'error backing up resolv.conf'
 
@@ -1748,6 +1751,7 @@ def main(argv):
         # restore resolv.conf on quit
         try:
             shutil.move(wpath.varlib + 'resolv.conf.orig', '/etc/resolv.conf')
+            os.chmod('/etc/resolv.conf', 0644)
         except IOError:
             print 'error restoring resolv.conf'
 
diff --git a/wicd/wnettools.py b/wicd/wnettools.py
index 6ab4ebf..4d6d80e 100644
--- a/wicd/wnettools.py
+++ b/wicd/wnettools.py
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ class BaseInterface(object):
 
             output_conf.close()
             dhclient_template.close()
+            os.chmod(dhclient_conf_path, 0644)
 
         if not client_name or not cmd:
             print "WARNING: Failed to find a valid dhcp client!"
@@ -619,6 +620,7 @@ class BaseInterface(object):
         else:
             print "ERROR: no dhcp client found"
             ret = None
+        self.dhcp_object.wait()
         return ret
         
     @neediface(False)
@@ -1088,9 +1090,7 @@ class BaseWirelessInterface(BaseInterface):
         bssid -- bssid of the network
 
         """
-        cmd = ['iwconfig', self.iface, 'essid', essid]
-        if self.verbose: print str(cmd)
-        misc.Run(cmd)
+        self.SetEssid(essid)
         base = "iwconfig %s" % self.iface
         if channel and str(channel).isdigit():
             cmd = "%s channel %s" % (base, str(channel))