Re: How to use password-protected wireless networks?

2005-10-08 Thread MB
John O'Hagan wrote: Hi all, Running testing on a wireless equipped laptop, I can usually get on to any available networks using some combination of ifupdown, ifplugd, whereami, resolvconf, kwifimanager etc. One situation which has stumped me, however, is when the network requires a passwor

Re: preferring wired over wireless

2005-11-05 Thread MB
Luca Pireddu wrote: When both my wireless and wired networking devices are connected, how can I get my laptop to use the wired device and ignore the wireless one? I tried specifying a higher metric for my wired device (via ifconfig metric), but it doesn't seem to have an effect. Luca

Re: Automatic removing of unneeded .deb files?

2005-11-22 Thread MB
Matej Cepl wrote: Hi, I am trying to keep some order in my /var/cache/apt/archives/ and while doing that I have not found a way how *automatically* clean this directory of all unneeded .deb files. I mean, I have tested many packages which I have later found unnecessary. I know that these will e

Re: Wireless WEP

2006-01-02 Thread MB
Bill Moseley wrote: I can get my wireless to associate to the AP with WEP enabled, but can't get an IP address. The AP is a netgear WG302 with current firmware. When I've needed to use a WEP protected AP (such as in a cafe), I belive I've used just iwconfig eth1 essid iwconfig eth1 k

Re: Fwd: Re: Going wireless

2004-06-22 Thread MB
Marvin, I think that I missed the begining of this thread, but if you know that name ( essid ) of the network you want to connect to, then it is just: iwconfig wlan0 essid Network_Name If you want to try and connect to the strongest signal, then: iwconfig wlan0 essid any After connecting to th

Re: dell laptop

2004-08-08 Thread MB
Do you have the "NumLk" on? That would cause the symtoms you describe on various dell laptops. Mark Julie Boyden wrote: Hi, I can't turn off the "blue keys". For instance, if I want to type the letter "u" I get a 4. It works if I hold down the Fn key all the timebut then I can't type wit

Re: Help with Dell 1150 wireless card in Dell 5100

2004-09-17 Thread MB
Chris Kacoroski wrote: Jeff Coppock wrote: Chris Kacoroski wrote: Hi, I have a dell 5100 with a dell 1150 wireless card. The card worked under Mandrake, but I cannot get it to work with Debian testing (2.6.7-2 kernel). Iwconfig produces: eth2 IEEE 802.11-DS ESSID:"Admin-Wireless" Nickna

Re: mobile SMTP ?

2004-10-09 Thread MB
>Andrew Porter wrote: >On Sat, 2004-10-09 at 13:34, Jerome BENOIT wrote: Nevertheles, I have yet to change my SMTP stuff in order to send my email with respect to the place where I am: is there some kind of dynamic SMTP stuff ? In view of the increasing popularity of SPF you will eventually hav

Re: mobile SMTP ?

2004-10-09 Thread MB
Jerome BENOIT wrote: Hello List, curently my laptop box have a mobile IP (managed by the ddclient package). This greatly simplify my ssh connexions when I move between different place. Nevertheles, I have yet to change my SMTP stuff in order to send my email with respect to the place where I am:

Re: compile 2.6.2 for laptop

2004-03-10 Thread MB
Wes, Here is an excerpt from my kernel .config - # # Wireless 802.11b ISA/PCI cards support # CONFIG_AIRO=m CONFIG_HERMES=m # CONFIG_PLX_HERMES is not set # CONFIG_TMD_HERMES is not set CONFIG_PCI_HERMES=m # # Wireless 802.11b Pcmcia/Cardbus cards suppo

Re: Wireless PCMCIA

2004-04-09 Thread MB
If all you need is 802.11b ( 11Mb ) , then I would definitely look for one of the older (classic) orinoco/avaya/dell1150/proxim cards. They have an external antenna connector as well as an internal 2.2 dBi antenna. And they are VERY well supported under linux. You can also get them in a mini

Re: wireless / iwconfig

2004-04-20 Thread MB
Try: apt-get install wireless-tools Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Im running Debian 3.0r2 kernel 2.6.5 and i cant find the command iwconfig... i compilled the kernel with all modules u can imagine and i downloaded a lot of pgks but i cant find it... if someonw can tell me... thanks. =) cheers

Re: Dell TrueMobile Mini PCI cards for Latitude

2004-04-25 Thread MB
You can use any linux supported mini-pci card in your laptop and things should work just fine. I replaced the intel 2100 card in mine with a nicely supported orinoco card. Mark François TOURDE wrote: Hi all, I'm planning to buy a Wireless MiniPCI card for my Laptop (Dell Latitude C840), work

Re: compile 2.6.2 for laptop

2004-03-10 Thread MB
Wes, Here is an excerpt from my kernel .config - # # Wireless 802.11b ISA/PCI cards support # CONFIG_AIRO=m CONFIG_HERMES=m # CONFIG_PLX_HERMES is not set # CONFIG_TMD_HERMES is not set CONFIG_PCI_HERMES=m # # Wireless 802.11b Pcmcia/Cardbus cards sup

Re: Wireless PCMCIA

2004-04-09 Thread MB
If all you need is 802.11b ( 11Mb ) , then I would definitely look for one of the older (classic) orinoco/avaya/dell1150/proxim cards. They have an external antenna connector as well as an internal 2.2 dBi antenna. And they are VERY well supported under linux. You can also get them in a mini

Re: wireless / iwconfig

2004-04-21 Thread MB
Try: apt-get install wireless-tools Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Im running Debian 3.0r2 kernel 2.6.5 and i cant find the command iwconfig... i compilled the kernel with all modules u can imagine and i downloaded a lot of pgks but i cant find it... if someonw can tell me... thanks. =) chee

Re: Dell TrueMobile Mini PCI cards for Latitude

2004-04-25 Thread MB
You can use any linux supported mini-pci card in your laptop and things should work just fine. I replaced the intel 2100 card in mine with a nicely supported orinoco card. Mark François TOURDE wrote: Hi all, I'm planning to buy a Wireless MiniPCI card for my Laptop (Dell Latitude C840), wo

Re: Fwd: Re: Going wireless

2004-06-22 Thread MB
Marvin, I think that I missed the begining of this thread, but if you know that name ( essid ) of the network you want to connect to, then it is just: iwconfig wlan0 essid Network_Name If you want to try and connect to the strongest signal, then: iwconfig wlan0 essid any After connecting to th

Re: dell laptop

2004-08-08 Thread MB
Do you have the "NumLk" on? That would cause the symtoms you describe on various dell laptops. Mark Julie Boyden wrote: Hi, I can't turn off the "blue keys". For instance, if I want to type the letter "u" I get a 4. It works if I hold down the Fn key all the timebut then I can't ty

Re: Help with Dell 1150 wireless card in Dell 5100

2004-09-17 Thread MB
Chris Kacoroski wrote: Jeff Coppock wrote: Chris Kacoroski wrote: Hi, I have a dell 5100 with a dell 1150 wireless card. The card worked under Mandrake, but I cannot get it to work with Debian testing (2.6.7-2 kernel). Iwconfig produces: eth2 IEEE 802.11-DS ESSID:"Admin-Wireles