> > Outside La Trobe Eduroam works just fine.
> I suspect LTUwireless2 and Eduroam are effectively the same network but
> uses different user authentication.
>

I thought so too especially as a visitor from Spain can't access Eduroam
here but could two days ago in Madrid. Eduroam should be the same world
wide but obviously there is something screwy with this one.


>
> R U able to try a second USB wifi adapter on the Lenovo, and see how it
> works?
>

I don't have one, I will see if I can borrow one and try that.


> That would eliminate the networking stack on your laptop and point to a
> problem between the iwlwifi driver and the LaTrobe network.
>

I don't believe it can be the network stack as this box has been connected
by wifi to a 3COM wireless router for the last 2 days and the connection is
rock solid, but it is always worth checking.


> IT support claim that no Linux box can connect to their wifi or ever
> could. As I was using it with the Samsung half an hour ago I know this is
> false.
>
> Denial is useful sometimes!!
>

Isn't it just.

> As I discovered recently, unattended upgrades on Ubuntu can lead to
problems! .. Do you have unattended upgrade set up on the laptop?

No I upgrade them by hand about twice a week and mostly do them both at the
same time.


> But I am willing to bet something changed on the network.
>

Me too, but finding out what could be fun.


>
> Can you try booting a LiveCD on the Lenovo?
>

Next time I am in the office I will try that.

Stripes



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> > Ideas most welcome
> >
> > Stripes
> >
> >
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