Re: Going wireless

2010-04-10 Thread Celejar
On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 07:59:11 -0500 Nate Bargmann wrote: > If at all possible, avoid WEP and use WPA pre-shared key encryption. > WEP is easily cracked while WPA offers the use of a 63 character key. > Using random characters (as generated at: > https://www.grc.com/passwords.htm ) will give you

Re: Going wireless

2010-04-10 Thread Freeman
On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 07:59:11AM -0500, Nate Bargmann wrote: > If at all possible, avoid WEP and use WPA pre-shared key encryption. > WEP is easily cracked while WPA offers the use of a 63 character key. > Using random characters (as generated at: > https://www.grc.com/passwords.htm ) will give

Re: Going wireless

2010-04-10 Thread Nate Bargmann
If at all possible, avoid WEP and use WPA pre-shared key encryption. WEP is easily cracked while WPA offers the use of a 63 character key. Using random characters (as generated at: https://www.grc.com/passwords.htm ) will give you a network that will be extremely hard to crack via a brute force a

Re: Going wireless

2010-04-10 Thread Nate Bargmann
* On 2010 09 Apr 09:40 -0500, Lisi wrote: > > wicd and network-mangler also have curses interfaces, but it is > > impossible to use them for advanced setups like RADIUS, ... > > +1 for wicd if you want an easy life. But you may need to use the backported > version if you are running Lenny. In

Re: Going wireless

2010-04-10 Thread Freeman
On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 03:02:51PM +, T o n g wrote: > 1st of all, thanks everyone that responded. > > On Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:16:57 +0200, Wolodja Wentland wrote: > > > Check http://wiki.debian.org/WiFi/HowToUse > > > > I am particularly fond of wpa_supplicant in roaming mode [1] but you >

Re: Going wireless

2010-04-09 Thread Wolodja Wentland
On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 15:02 +, T o n g wrote: > 1st of all, thanks everyone that responded. > > On Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:16:57 +0200, Wolodja Wentland wrote: > > > Check http://wiki.debian.org/WiFi/HowToUse > > > > I am particularly fond of wpa_supplicant in roaming mode [1] but you > > mig

Re: Going wireless

2010-04-09 Thread Wayne
05.en.html#_the_basics_of_wireless_lan_interface Wireless network setup http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Wireless-HOWTO-5.html wireless utilities http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Documentation Now I want to try just again. So, what packages do I need to install in order to get my wire-networked la

Re: Going wireless

2010-04-09 Thread T o n g
1st of all, thanks everyone that responded. On Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:16:57 +0200, Wolodja Wentland wrote: > Check http://wiki.debian.org/WiFi/HowToUse > > I am particularly fond of wpa_supplicant in roaming mode [1] but you > might want to take a look at wicd or network-mangler as well. I've rea

Re: Going wireless

2010-04-09 Thread godo
05.en.html#_the_basics_of_wireless_lan_interface Wireless network setup http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Wireless-HOWTO-5.html wireless utilities http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Documentation Now I want to try just again. So, what packages do I need to install in order to get my wire-networked la

Re: Going wireless

2010-04-09 Thread Lisi
; > but they all look rather complicated. > > > > Now I want to try just again. So, what packages do I need to install in > > order to get my wire-networked laptop going wireless? What are the > > configuration (and troubleshooting) steps? > > Check http://wiki.debian.org/

Re: Going wireless

2010-04-09 Thread Wolodja Wentland
hat packages do I need to install in > order to get my wire-networked laptop going wireless? What are the > configuration (and troubleshooting) steps? Check http://wiki.debian.org/WiFi/HowToUse I am particularly fond of wpa_supplicant in roaming mode [1] but you might want to take a loo

Re: Going wireless

2010-04-09 Thread Celejar
On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 13:19:54 + (UTC) T o n g wrote: ... > Now I want to try just again. So, what packages do I need to install in > order to get my wire-networked laptop going wireless? What are the > configuration (and troubleshooting) steps? wireless-tools - the classic

Going wireless

2010-04-09 Thread T o n g
05.en.html#_the_basics_of_wireless_lan_interface Wireless network setup http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Wireless-HOWTO-5.html wireless utilities http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Documentation Now I want to try just again. So, what packages do I need to install in order to get my wire-networked laptop going wireless? Wh

Re: Fwd: Re: Going wireless

2004-06-22 Thread Marvin Gerardo Aguero Salazar
s. I've been trying to configure it for a while now. I guess I need a break from this. The solution might be simple, but I just cannot see it. Thanks you. I appreciate your input. -Marvin - Mensaje Original - De: MB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fecha: Martes, Junio 22, 2004 2:17 pm

Re: Fwd: Re: Going wireless

2004-06-22 Thread MB
me, specially you David. I guess I've got to wait until I become more > knowledgeable on linux and get a better understanding about this > whole > thing. > > -Marvin > > > > - Mensaje Original - > De: David Fokkema <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Fecha: Martes, Juni

Re: Fwd: Re: Going wireless

2004-06-22 Thread Marvin Gerardo Aguero Salazar
t; Fecha: Martes, Junio 22, 2004 12:54 pm Asunto: Re: Fwd: Re: Going wireless > On Tue, Jun 22, 2004 at 08:42:09AM -0600, Marvin Gerardo Aguero > Salazar wrote: > > Guys, first of all, let me clarify a couple of things. I hail > from the > > Windows world where you just plug the

Re: Fwd: Re: Going wireless

2004-06-22 Thread David Fokkema
On Tue, Jun 22, 2004 at 08:42:09AM -0600, Marvin Gerardo Aguero Salazar wrote: > Guys, first of all, let me clarify a couple of things. I hail from the > Windows world where you just plug the card, install the drivers and > voila, you're all set. I am just trying to learn about access points and >

Re: Fwd: Re: Going wireless

2004-06-22 Thread Marvin Gerardo Aguero Salazar
sults gtekcr-marvin:/home/marvin# - Mensaje Original - De: Alvin Oga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fecha: Martes, Junio 22, 2004 2:40 am Asunto: Re: Fwd: Re: Going wireless > > > On Tue, 22 Jun 2004, David Fokkema wrote: > > > On Mon, Jun 21, 2004 at 03:20:17PM -0600,

Re: Fwd: Re: Going wireless

2004-06-22 Thread Alvin Oga
On Tue, 22 Jun 2004, David Fokkema wrote: > On Mon, Jun 21, 2004 at 03:20:17PM -0600, Marvin Gerardo Aguero Salazar wrote: > > Hi guys, I've been trying to install my wireless card to no avail. > > > > I have followed the suggestion by David, but still cannot make it work. > > > >iwlist wl

Re: Fwd: Re: Going wireless

2004-06-22 Thread David Fokkema
On Mon, Jun 21, 2004 at 03:20:17PM -0600, Marvin Gerardo Aguero Salazar wrote: > Hi guys, I've been trying to install my wireless card to no avail. > > I have followed the suggestion by David, but still cannot make it work. > >iwlist wlan0 scan > > returns > > wlan0 No scan results >

Fwd: Re: Going wireless

2004-06-21 Thread Marvin Gerardo Aguero Salazar
Hi guys, I've been trying to install my wireless card to no avail. I have followed the suggestion by David, but still cannot make it work. iwlist wlan0 scan returns wlan0 No scan results Can anyone of you please give me a hand on this? I would really appreciate any help on this matt