"One thing that comes up is that laptops usually have a switch, or a keyboard function to disable wireless. " I see this a lot with dell laptops. If there is no hardware switch, there is often a FN+F# etc... key combination that is printed on the keys that will switch the wireless radio on and off.
It definitely helps to know what kind of encryption is being used((WPA/WPA2 personal or enterprise, AES or TKIP). I would be amazed if the USMC was using WEP. It would be easier to crack the encryption and spoof the mac address. Ubuntu should work fine with WPA/WPA2 encrypted wireless. Make sure he/she updates the system after installation. You should not have to install anything outside of the vanilla installation. I agree with Dino, your friend many need to left click on the wireless icon near the clock and click on the "Connect to Other wireless network". My campus is currently uses WPA2 enterprise and the Network Manager takes longer to connect compared to WEP or WPA/2 personal, but a login window does pop up for login info when I try to connect; I do not have to set things up manual. If the USMC is using static ips instead of DHCP, setting up an encrypted connection should work the same for clients, but he/she will need to also set a static IP address. This can also be down via the Network manager. On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 4:01 AM, Manny <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Rodney, > > My EeePC sometimes has problems connecting using the Network Manager > application under Ubuntu. > > I have success by just specifying the "ESSID" using iwconfig from a > terminal window. I use a line like: > >> sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid attwifi > > After I enter the password, I can close the terminal and attempt to > connect thru the network manager panel application. Just select > attwifi also and it connects a few seconds later. I've only have had > this problem using Ubuntu for some reason. > > --Manny > > On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 10:29 PM, Dino K <[email protected]> wrote: >> Ubuntu (and to a degree other various distros) may have problem connecting >> via certain encryption methods (WPA,WPA2,WEP), one way is to disconnect and >> try setting the encryption manually via the Network Manager... >> >> >> On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 7:08 PM, Rodney D. Myers <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> I helped a friend, who is in the USMC, get his Compaq laptop switched >>> from vista to ubuntu. >>> >>> He has now moved to another location, and is having trouble with his >>> wireless networking. The place he's staying is supposed to have free >>> wifi, but he is unable to get connected. >>> >>> So far, I have him heading to the office tomorrow to get the SSID for >>> the company wireless. Since he supposedly unable to get connected. >>> >>> Once that happens, are there any other things I can do to help me get >>> online via wireless? >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> -- >>> Rodney D. Myers <[email protected]> >>> ICQ#: AIM#: YAHOO: >>> 18002350 mailman452 mailman42_5 >>> >>> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a >>> little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. >>> Ben Franklin - 1759 >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> LinuxUsers mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> >> > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > -- "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." -Roger Penrose _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list [email protected] http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
