On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 10:17 PM, Rajat Khandelwal <[email protected]>wrote:
> If the other person is on Windows then he won't be able to connect to your > wireless because of some encryption issues. However, sometimes a ubuntu > system is able to connect to a windows wireless network so you could try > that. If he is on ubuntu also, it might be a problem about his or your > wireless drivers. Broadcoam 802.11 is the hardware in some laptops so you > could try googling about that in this case. > Mine is the first case... > > On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 9:27 PM, Mihir Mehta <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi people, >> >> I'd like to know how to make an ad hoc wireless network in Ubuntu 10.10, >> so that I can share the internet connection with my roommate. I need to do >> this because there is only one Ethernet port in my room, and it's annoying >> to be only able to use the net one person at a time. >> >> I need to log into a http proxy server to connect to the Internet because >> IITD provides internet access only over it. >> >> I have tried to connect using the wireless network option which is built >> into NetworkManager, but somehow, the other person is never able to log into >> the network even if the authentication password matches exactly. So, I'd >> appreciate some specific tips on settings to be tweaked (security protocols >> etc.), software to be installed, or even good tutorials to read (I haven't >> been able to find them) etc. so that I can connect through an ad hoc >> network. >> >> Thanks, >> Mihir. >> -- >> Mihir Mehta, >> B. Tech. student, >> Department of Computer Science and Engineering, >> Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. >> >> -- >> LUG@IITD - http://lug-iitd.org/Footer >> > > > > -- > Rajat Khandelwal > SD 39 Satpura Hostel > B.Tech. Comp. Sc. & Engg. 2nd year > IIT Delhi > > -- > LUG@IITD - http://lug-iitd.org/Footer > -- LUG@IITD - http://lug-iitd.org/Footer
