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Upcoming WLUG committee meeting (1 week today)
by Meeting Reminder bot 09 Jul '07

09 Jul '07

As per the WLUG charter, please note that there is a WLUG executive committee meeting one week from today. If you wish to get an item on the agenda for this meeting, please email it to secretary(a)wlug.org.nz. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # Previous Minutes # Treasurers report # Correspondence # Matters # Server status # General business

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Re: [wlug] wireless connection
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 08 Jul '07

08 Jul '07

Whilst I do have a gui manager for networking it is not like the one shown in the link. One clicks on the name of the network shown and a drop down with any other access is shown. I _think_ the the key is WEP simply one word <ultra> I will I try the command line. should that fail I guess I need to install network manager,hopefully I can get it through apt. I did not do this before as I thought it may cause a conflict with the ndis wrapper. Regards John. > > What type of encryption is the access point using? > > If it's using the (old, insecure) WEP encryption then you > should be able to set the key using > iwconfig <interface> key s:<password> > > The s: tells iwconfig that you're specifying a key in > ASCII. > > If it's using WPA or WPA2 encryption then you need to be > using wpa_supplicant to do the authentication. > > > In general however, if you're using network manager in > Ubuntu (I seem to recall it's not always installed by > default?) then you should be able to manage all of this > through the GUI without having to even know about > wpa_supplicant or bother with the commandline. > > My sugguestion for step 1 would be to determine whether > you are using network manager to control the wireless. To > do this go to > http://www.gnome.org/projects/NetworkManager/, do you have > an interface like the screenshot next to the second > paragraph titled "Flexible, Extendable, Open" - The dock > icon with a dropdown list of networks and signal strength, > etc? > > -- > Matt Brown > matt(a)mattb.net.nz > Mob +353 86 608 7117 www.mattb.net.nz

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Re: [wlug] wireless connection
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 08 Jul '07

08 Jul '07

This is the output from: iwlist eth1 scanning ESSID "martin" Protocol IEEE 802.11g Frequency: 2.412ghz Channel 1 Quality: 0/100 Signal level 64dbm: 256dbm Encryption key: on Bit rates 1-2-5.5-11.6-9-12-24-36-48-54MBS Extra:bin_int=100 Extra:ati=0 I have never had a problem with open access points so I wonder if I am incorrectly entering the key somehow ( does it need to be entered twice with a space/dash?) The key is a simple 5 letter dictionary word so I assume that it would be ascii though I did try the hexadecimal entry also. I can ping the router under windows with round trips under 2ms When i ping with ubuntu I get network unreachable. Regards John ----- Original Message Follows ----- > I had very similar symptoms with Broadcom. > > On my Broadcom I have to issue the following command to > connect once the machine has booted. > sudo iwlist eth1 scanning > > (where eth1 is your card ID). > > Not sure why this does it but works for me... > > Ian > > On 7/8/07, jaytee(a)clear.net.nz <jaytee(a)clear.net.nz> > > wrote: Thanks for responses, > > I have a broadcom wireless in my note book and no wifi > > radar. Windows is reporting a constantly fluctuating > > signal on its gui giving a signal of 2 to three bars (5 > > is max) Ubuntu wireless network "sees" the connection > > but will not connect once I enter the wep key. My guess > > is that the signal is too week to connect with as I > > usually can connect with out any effort. > > Regards John > > > > > > ----- Original Message Follows ----- > > > > > > Is this with or without wifi-radar - I've had mixed > > > results without wifi-radar (not sure whether it's the > > > wireless card or not). > > > > > > Cheers. > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Jul 07, 2007 at 10:14:34PM +1200, Simon Green > > > > wrote: On 07/07/07, jaytee(a)clear.net.nz > > > > > <jaytee(a)clear.net.nz> wrote: My landlord has > > > > > agreed to share his wireless connection (for a > > > > > fee) with me and has provided me with the > > > > > password. If I boot into windows, add the password > > > > > it all works but with Ubuntu I cannot get a > > > > > connection. so far I tried ascii and hexadecimal > > > but no connection i have the networking set to dchp > > > > > the router address is 192.168.1.254 do I need to > > > > > turn off dchp and use a fixed address? Or is there > > > some other thing I may have missed? > > > > > Ubuntu 7.04 has zero-conf wireless (and wired) > > > > networking. You should be able to click the icon in > > > > your panel, type in the key, and away you go. This > > > > is assuming your wireless card is supported in > > > > Ubuntu (most cards should be though). > > > > -- simon > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > > > > Unsubscribe: > > > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > > -- > > > Home - http://www.piersharding.com > > > xmpp:piers@ompka.net > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > > > Unsubscribe: > > > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > > [Attachment: piers(a)ompka.net.sig] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > -- > Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ > Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz > WAND Network Research Group

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Re: [wlug] wireless connection
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 08 Jul '07

08 Jul '07

Thanks for responses, I have a broadcom wireless in my note book and no wifi radar. Windows is reporting a constantly fluctuating signal on its gui giving a signal of 2 to three bars (5 is max) Ubuntu wireless network "sees" the connection but will not connect once I enter the wep key. My guess is that the signal is too week to connect with as I usually can connect with out any effort. Regards John ----- Original Message Follows ----- > > Is this with or without wifi-radar - I've had mixed > results without wifi-radar (not sure whether it's the > wireless card or not). > > Cheers. > > > On Sat, Jul 07, 2007 at 10:14:34PM +1200, Simon Green > > wrote: On 07/07/07, jaytee(a)clear.net.nz > > > <jaytee(a)clear.net.nz> wrote: My landlord has agreed to > > > share his wireless connection (for a fee) with me and > > > has provided me with the password. If I boot into > > > windows, add the password it all works but with Ubuntu > > > I cannot get a connection. so far I tried ascii and > > > hexadecimal but no connection i have the networking > set to dchp the router address is 192.168.1.254 do I need > > > to turn off dchp and use a fixed address? Or is there > > > some other thing I may have missed? > > > > Ubuntu 7.04 has zero-conf wireless (and wired) > > networking. You should be able to click the icon in your > > panel, type in the key, and away you go. This is > > assuming your wireless card is supported in Ubuntu (most > > cards should be though). > > -- simon > > > > _______________________________________________ > > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > -- > Home - http://www.piersharding.com > xmpp:piers@ompka.net > > > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > [Attachment: piers(a)ompka.net.sig]

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wireless connection
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 07 Jul '07

07 Jul '07

My landlord has agreed to share his wireless connection (for a fee) with me and has provided me with the password. If I boot into windows, add the password it all works but with Ubuntu I cannot get a connection. so far I tried ascii and hexadecimal but no connection i have the networking set to dchp the router address is 192.168.1.254 do I need to turn off dchp and use a fixed address? Or is there some other thing I may have missed?

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WLUG Fixit Meeting is today!
by Meeting Reminder bot 06 Jul '07

06 Jul '07

A reminder, the WLUG Fixit Meeting is today. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Time: 10am to 4pm Location: IT Training and Language Centre 17 Devon Road. (http://zoomin.co.nz/?search/address/17+devon+road%2C+hamilton) The room has plenty of benches, power and network sockets. We'll also provide tea and coffee and a light lunch. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Rod (http://www.wlug.org.nz/RodAldridge) or Bruce (http://zcat.geek.nz/). Requests For Help: ShaneHobson - would like assistance installing Linux and some network monitoring tools onto an Apple TV (http://www.apple.com/appletv/specs.html). Actually, I really just want to give someone some money and a spec and they do all the work. You get some cash and have a chance to play with some cool hardware.

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Warren Hughes (IBM) is away
by Warren Hughes 05 Jul '07

05 Jul '07

I will be out of the office starting 05/07/2007 and will not return until 09/07/2007. Take care, Warren.

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WLUG Fixit Meeting tomorrow
by Meeting Reminder bot 05 Jul '07

05 Jul '07

A reminder; the WLUG Fixit Meeting is tomorrow. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Time: 10am to 4pm Location: IT Training and Language Centre 17 Devon Road. (http://zoomin.co.nz/?search/address/17+devon+road%2C+hamilton) The room has plenty of benches, power and network sockets. We'll also provide tea and coffee and a light lunch. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Rod (http://www.wlug.org.nz/RodAldridge) or Bruce (http://zcat.geek.nz/). Requests For Help: ShaneHobson - would like assistance installing Linux and some network monitoring tools onto an Apple TV (http://www.apple.com/appletv/specs.html). Actually, I really just want to give someone some money and a spec and they do all the work. You get some cash and have a chance to play with some cool hardware.

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Changing Addresses
by Leslie Katz 04 Jul '07

04 Jul '07

Thanks very much to David and Bruce for your replies. @ David: the modem is a Belkin ADSL2+ modem, which I believe is available only here in Australia. It was supplied to me by my ISP. (I took the path of least resistance on that!) @ Bruce: your reply prompted me to look at the fine manual that came with the modem. There's a section in it called "Setting MAC address filtering" which seems to allow me to do the sort of thing you're suggesting. I really should've looked there first, shouldn't I? Thanks again, Leslie -- Visit http://stumblng.tumblr.com An Australian lawyer's tumblelog about things (some legal, most not) you might otherwise have missed

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Slackware 12.0
by Denise Bates 04 Jul '07

04 Jul '07

Hello folks, It seems that Slackware 12.0 has just been released. http://www.slackware.com/announce/12.0.php I am on a dialup connection (and the landline here in Meremere is particularly slow, noisy and unreliable). Is anyone planning on downloading either the DVD, or the CD version? If so, I would be grateful if you could burn me a copy as well. I can pick up the DVD/CDs and I would be glad to compensate you for your trouble. regards, ********************************************* Dr Denise J. Bates, PO Box 50, Meremere 2441 New Zealand E-mail: dbates(a)iconz.co.nz Telephone 09-2336433 Mobile 021-2541330 *********************************************

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