> On Friday 05 Dec 2003 11:47 pm, Teilhard Knight wrote: > > > Hold on. I just realised something. > > > You are using Class B addressing in this network. > > > In that case the broadcast address I gave you is wrong. It should be > > > BROADCAST=172.16.255.255 > > > > Good news, Derek. I could get into Internet already. I sometimes find that > > I cannot get rid of what I am used in Windows. Just after making the > > changes you indicated, iwconfig reported crazy things. I opted to reboot, > > and viola, I was even navigating. At first I was disappointed because > > iwconfig reported "link quality=0", but you were not definitive about the > > wireless key to be the wrong one. You say something like "usually means", > > so, I decided to try it like that, and it worked. > > > > Many thanks, of course. I wish I could take you for a beer. I would never > > had done it myself. > > > > Cordially, > > > > Teilhard. > Yowsa Well done. > Yeah that link quality =0 means you either have a really good signal quality, > or none at all. I find it more comforting when I see it as anything other > than zero. > You are welcome to buy me a pint ,but you are probably quite a long way away. > How about you donate a similar value to PJ at www.groklaw.net ? > PJ is leading the OpenSource fight against the money grabbing bastards at SCO > who are trying to steal Linux. > > groklaw has become compulsive reading for me. It is open collaboration at its > best.
Good idea. I just have the problem of finding where to make a donation to PJ. I do not even find "PJ" mentioned in the web page. It seems it is all news and articles. I tried to become a member, but I do not get the password email, and I do not see an option for re-sending it. I'll keep an eye on this site. Teilhard
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