Re: [LUAU] Ubuntu Networking
Aloha Scott,
Mahalo for pointing me in the right direction.
I was able to lock the network admin settings into manual mode and that
worked. I was able to put both wlan and eth0 into the network/interfaces
file and can usr the ifup and ifdown to use either. I also made backup files
of the settings in the directory too.
You have any thoughts on how I can get a cafe link to not override every
thing if I wanted to use the netbook at a Starbucks or other place with
wifi? I'm afraid that the auto config over writes the networks file if you
use it.
Aloha Al
Given your depth and experience with FreeBSD and the terminal, you may
find yourself comfortable with the /usr/share/doc/{relevant
documents}. The Debian/Ubuntu realm have good documentation for
configuring various behaviors within /etc/network/. The wpasupplicant
files have good information for profiles.
I know just what you are dealing with. The GUI tool has the ability
to set a profile, but it never really worked well for me. This is
kind of a weak area right now, and it's partly why WICD is becoming so
popular.
The way I handled your situation for years on my old orange ibook
running debian was to create a few /etc/network/interfaces files.
Then I ran a basic script like iamhome, iamatwork, iamatuh, to load
the appropriate configurations for my interfaces. For you, this will
work fine.
~Al Plant
--scott
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Re: [LUAU] Ubuntu Networking
R. Scott Belford wrote:
Aloha Scott,
Mahalo for pointing me in the right direction.
I was able to lock the network admin settings into manual mode and that
worked. I was able to put both wlan and eth0 into the network/interfaces
file and can usr the ifup and ifdown to use either. I also made backup files
of the settings in the directory too.
You have any thoughts on how I can get a cafe link to not override every
thing if I wanted to use the netbook at a Starbucks or other place with
wifi? I'm afraid that the auto config over writes the networks file if you
use it.
Aloha Al
Given your depth and experience with FreeBSD and the terminal, you may
find yourself comfortable with the /usr/share/doc/{relevant
documents}. The Debian/Ubuntu realm have good documentation for
configuring various behaviors within /etc/network/. The wpasupplicant
files have good information for profiles.
I know just what you are dealing with. The GUI tool has the ability
to set a profile, but it never really worked well for me. This is
kind of a weak area right now, and it's partly why WICD is becoming so
popular.
The way I handled your situation for years on my old orange ibook
running debian was to create a few /etc/network/interfaces files.
Then I ran a basic script like iamhome, iamatwork, iamatuh, to load
the appropriate configurations for my interfaces. For you, this will
work fine.
~Al Plant
--scott
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Aloha Scott,
Thats what I figured I'd do too.
Brian Chee sent me the how to on the other WAN stuff. I'll try that too.
Thanks again.
--
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+ http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 6.* - 7.* - 8.* +
email: n...@hdk5.net
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Re: [LUAU] Ubuntu Networking
R. Scott Belford wrote: Al There are 3 (among others) ways you can adjust your network settings. You can manually edit your /etc/network/interfaces file, you can use system/administration/network, or you can click the network-manager-applet in the top right part of your screen. It sounds like you have a Wired and a Wireless lan that you want to bring up. I would suggest using the system/administration/network tool for this. Wicd, as mentioned by Jason, will likely and eventually replace the current tools. --scott On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 5:45 PM, Al Plantn...@hdk5.net wrote: Aloha Gurus, I run FreeBSD servers and desktops and now I have an HP Mini 1000 netbook with Ubuntu OS. I have setup the /etc/network/interfaces : The manual connection works OK for my ATM circuit wired network, now I want to set a second network config for my LAN wireless. Any body on Luau had experience with a wired network link. I want to set it up manually so I dont lose the wired settings for when I am on the ATM circuit. Using the helper apps on the Netbook is not an option as it doesnt seem to play nice with more than one config. I am trying to set up the wireless so I can use either it or the wired link, obviously not both. With out losing either configuration. Also I want to know if it can be setup to work in a Starbucks configuration with DHCP again with out losing the existing configs. Note: Using the autoconfig helper destroys everything existing if you use it. I am used to command like setups for networks not the GUI point and click. Any help appreciated. Mahalo... ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 6.* - 7.* - 8.* + email: n...@hdk5.net All that's really worth doing is what we do for others.- Lewis Carrol ___ LUAU@lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org mailing list http://lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org/listinfo.cgi/luau-freesoftwarehawaii.org Aloha Scott, Mahalo for pointing me in the right direction. I was able to lock the network admin settings into manual mode and that worked. I was able to put both wlan and eth0 into the network/interfaces file and can usr the ifup and ifdown to use either. I also made backup files of the settings in the directory too. You have any thoughts on how I can get a cafe link to not override every thing if I wanted to use the netbook at a Starbucks or other place with wifi? I'm afraid that the auto config over writes the networks file if you use it. ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 6.* - 7.* - 8.* + email: n...@hdk5.net All that's really worth doing is what we do for others.- Lewis Carrol ___ LUAU@lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org mailing list http://lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org/listinfo.cgi/luau-freesoftwarehawaii.org
Re: [LUAU] Ubuntu Networking
Hey, lookie what I found: http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS6100424493.html This looks like what you're asking for and it's open sourceI've not tried it, but it looks like what you've asked for. The direct link to the Xirrus download site is: http://www.xirrus.com/library/wifitools.php /brian chee On 6/27/09 4:40 PM, Al Plant n...@hdk5.net wrote: R. Scott Belford wrote: Al There are 3 (among others) ways you can adjust your network settings. You can manually edit your /etc/network/interfaces file, you can use system/administration/network, or you can click the network-manager-applet in the top right part of your screen. It sounds like you have a Wired and a Wireless lan that you want to bring up. I would suggest using the system/administration/network tool for this. Wicd, as mentioned by Jason, will likely and eventually replace the current tools. --scott On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 5:45 PM, Al Plantn...@hdk5.net wrote: Aloha Gurus, I run FreeBSD servers and desktops and now I have an HP Mini 1000 netbook with Ubuntu OS. I have setup the /etc/network/interfaces : The manual connection works OK for my ATM circuit wired network, now I want to set a second network config for my LAN wireless. Any body on Luau had experience with a wired network link. I want to set it up manually so I dont lose the wired settings for when I am on the ATM circuit. Using the helper apps on the Netbook is not an option as it doesnt seem to play nice with more than one config. I am trying to set up the wireless so I can use either it or the wired link, obviously not both. With out losing either configuration. Also I want to know if it can be setup to work in a Starbucks configuration with DHCP again with out losing the existing configs. Note: Using the autoconfig helper destroys everything existing if you use it. I am used to command like setups for networks not the GUI point and click. Any help appreciated. Mahalo... ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 6.* - 7.* - 8.* + email: n...@hdk5.net All that's really worth doing is what we do for others.- Lewis Carrol ___ LUAU@lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org mailing list http://lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org/listinfo.cgi/luau-freesoftwarehawaii.org Aloha Scott, Mahalo for pointing me in the right direction. I was able to lock the network admin settings into manual mode and that worked. I was able to put both wlan and eth0 into the network/interfaces file and can usr the ifup and ifdown to use either. I also made backup files of the settings in the directory too. You have any thoughts on how I can get a cafe link to not override every thing if I wanted to use the netbook at a Starbucks or other place with wifi? I'm afraid that the auto config over writes the networks file if you use it. ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 6.* - 7.* - 8.* + email: n...@hdk5.net All that's really worth doing is what we do for others.- Lewis Carrol ___ l...@lists.hosef.org mailing list http://lists.hosef.org/listinfo.cgi/luau-hosef.org -- Brian Chee University of Hawai'i at Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Sciences and Technology (SOEST) 2525 Correa Road, HIG 500 Honolulu, HI 96822 Tel: 808-956-5797 ___ LUAU@lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org mailing list http://lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org/listinfo.cgi/luau-freesoftwarehawaii.org
Re: [LUAU] Ubuntu Networking
Brian Chee wrote: Hey, lookie what I found: http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS6100424493.html This looks like what you're asking for and it's open sourceI've not tried it, but it looks like what you've asked for. The direct link to the Xirrus download site is: http://www.xirrus.com/library/wifitools.php /brian chee On 6/27/09 4:40 PM, Al Plant n...@hdk5.net wrote: R. Scott Belford wrote: Al There are 3 (among others) ways you can adjust your network settings. You can manually edit your /etc/network/interfaces file, you can use system/administration/network, or you can click the network-manager-applet in the top right part of your screen. It sounds like you have a Wired and a Wireless lan that you want to bring up. I would suggest using the system/administration/network tool for this. Wicd, as mentioned by Jason, will likely and eventually replace the current tools. --scott On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 5:45 PM, Al Plantn...@hdk5.net wrote: Aloha Gurus, I run FreeBSD servers and desktops and now I have an HP Mini 1000 netbook with Ubuntu OS. I have setup the /etc/network/interfaces : The manual connection works OK for my ATM circuit wired network, now I want to set a second network config for my LAN wireless. Any body on Luau had experience with a wired network link. I want to set it up manually so I dont lose the wired settings for when I am on the ATM circuit. Using the helper apps on the Netbook is not an option as it doesnt seem to play nice with more than one config. I am trying to set up the wireless so I can use either it or the wired link, obviously not both. With out losing either configuration. Also I want to know if it can be setup to work in a Starbucks configuration with DHCP again with out losing the existing configs. Note: Using the autoconfig helper destroys everything existing if you use it. I am used to command like setups for networks not the GUI point and click. Any help appreciated. Mahalo... ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 6.* - 7.* - 8.* + email: n...@hdk5.net All that's really worth doing is what we do for others.- Lewis Carrol ___ LUAU@lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org mailing list http://lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org/listinfo.cgi/luau-freesoftwarehawaii.org Aloha Scott, Mahalo for pointing me in the right direction. I was able to lock the network admin settings into manual mode and that worked. I was able to put both wlan and eth0 into the network/interfaces file and can usr the ifup and ifdown to use either. I also made backup files of the settings in the directory too. You have any thoughts on how I can get a cafe link to not override every thing if I wanted to use the netbook at a Starbucks or other place with wifi? I'm afraid that the auto config over writes the networks file if you use it. ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 6.* - 7.* - 8.* + email: n...@hdk5.net All that's really worth doing is what we do for others.- Lewis Carrol ___ l...@lists.hosef.org mailing list http://lists.hosef.org/listinfo.cgi/luau-hosef.org Mahalo Brian, I'll give it a shot and report back. -- ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 6.* - 7.* - 8.* + email: n...@hdk5.net All that's really worth doing is what we do for others.- Lewis Carrol ___ LUAU@lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org mailing list http://lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org/listinfo.cgi/luau-freesoftwarehawaii.org
Re: [LUAU] Ubuntu Networking
Well, I don't use FreeBSD, I use Arch Linux. But I'll share what has worked for me anyway. I usually use netcfg (cli) http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Network_Profiles and it works quite well. If I'm in the mood for a gui program I use wicd. Which also works well. Good luck in your search, Jason On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 5:45 PM, Al Plantn...@hdk5.net wrote: Aloha Gurus, I run FreeBSD servers and desktops and now I have an HP Mini 1000 netbook with Ubuntu OS. I have setup the /etc/network/interfaces : The manual connection works OK for my ATM circuit wired network, now I want to set a second network config for my LAN wireless. Any body on Luau had experience with a wired network link. I want to set it up manually so I dont lose the wired settings for when I am on the ATM circuit. Using the helper apps on the Netbook is not an option as it doesnt seem to play nice with more than one config. I am trying to set up the wireless so I can use either it or the wired link, obviously not both. With out losing either configuration. Also I want to know if it can be setup to work in a Starbucks configuration with DHCP again with out losing the existing configs. Note: Using the autoconfig helper destroys everything existing if you use it. I am used to command like setups for networks not the GUI point and click. Any help appreciated. Mahalo... ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 6.* - 7.* - 8.* + email: n...@hdk5.net All that's really worth doing is what we do for others.- Lewis Carrol ___ LUAU@lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org mailing list http://lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org/listinfo.cgi/luau-freesoftwarehawaii.org ___ LUAU@lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org mailing list http://lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org/listinfo.cgi/luau-freesoftwarehawaii.org
Re: [LUAU] Ubuntu Networking
Al There are 3 (among others) ways you can adjust your network settings. You can manually edit your /etc/network/interfaces file, you can use system/administration/network, or you can click the network-manager-applet in the top right part of your screen. It sounds like you have a Wired and a Wireless lan that you want to bring up. I would suggest using the system/administration/network tool for this. Wicd, as mentioned by Jason, will likely and eventually replace the current tools. --scott On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 5:45 PM, Al Plantn...@hdk5.net wrote: Aloha Gurus, I run FreeBSD servers and desktops and now I have an HP Mini 1000 netbook with Ubuntu OS. I have setup the /etc/network/interfaces : The manual connection works OK for my ATM circuit wired network, now I want to set a second network config for my LAN wireless. Any body on Luau had experience with a wired network link. I want to set it up manually so I dont lose the wired settings for when I am on the ATM circuit. Using the helper apps on the Netbook is not an option as it doesnt seem to play nice with more than one config. I am trying to set up the wireless so I can use either it or the wired link, obviously not both. With out losing either configuration. Also I want to know if it can be setup to work in a Starbucks configuration with DHCP again with out losing the existing configs. Note: Using the autoconfig helper destroys everything existing if you use it. I am used to command like setups for networks not the GUI point and click. Any help appreciated. Mahalo... ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 6.* - 7.* - 8.* + email: n...@hdk5.net All that's really worth doing is what we do for others.- Lewis Carrol ___ LUAU@lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org mailing list http://lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org/listinfo.cgi/luau-freesoftwarehawaii.org ___ LUAU@lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org mailing list http://lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org/listinfo.cgi/luau-freesoftwarehawaii.org
