On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 10:46 PM, Rahul Gaur <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > 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 >> > > > I would suggest you to get this > http://cgi.ebay.in/Cisco-Linksys-Wireless-G-Series-Router-WRT54GH-/260757549290?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_203&hash=item3cb65c70ea#ht_3814wt_1141 > <http://cgi.ebay.in/Cisco-Linksys-Wireless-G-Series-Router-WRT54GH-/260757549290?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_203&hash=item3cb65c70ea#ht_3814wt_1141> > > this is not the answer I wanted to know, I want to configure my ubuntu/ debian so that my roomie cn acess internet through ad-hoc please dont post irrelavent answers > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > *Regards* > *Rahul Gaur* > irc : iamaregee2 > blog : aregee.wordpress.com > fb: http://facebook.com/iamaregee > > > -- > LUG@IITD - http://lug-iitd.org/Footer > -- LUG@IITD - http://lug-iitd.org/Footer
