Re: [ubuntu-uk] off topic (apologies)

2012-10-08 Thread Norman Silverstone
I know we had this communication before privately, but it looks like your ISP is Virgin insofar as that is the gateway for your wireless service. According to the company's website (walesbroadband.com) it's WiMAX, which is no bad thing as it does provide a decent service but with their architec

Re: [ubuntu-uk] off topic (apologies)

2012-10-08 Thread Norman Silverstone
You're going to have to find out what kind of network you have and a bit more info in general before anyone can advise. It is Wifi, 3G, WiMAX or what? Study your bill and your contract, for starters. I believe it is WiMAX Secondly, do you have admin access to your router? Yes. Norman

Re: [ubuntu-uk] off topic (apologies)

2012-10-08 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 8 October 2012 14:44, Norman Silverstone wrote: > > > > When you say it is by wireless do you mean that you are effectively >> sharing a wifi link with others, or is more sophisticated than that? >> If you are sharing a wifi link then it is the wifi base station that >> would have to have th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] off topic (apologies)

2012-10-08 Thread Liam Proven
On 8 October 2012 14:44, Norman Silverstone wrote: > > >> When you say it is by wireless do you mean that you are effectively >> sharing a wifi link with others, or is more sophisticated than that? >> If you are sharing a wifi link then it is the wifi base station that >> would have to have the p

Re: [ubuntu-uk] off topic (apologies)

2012-10-08 Thread Norman Silverstone
When you say it is by wireless do you mean that you are effectively sharing a wifi link with others, or is more sophisticated than that? If you are sharing a wifi link then it is the wifi base station that would have to have the port opened to your machine. There is an antenna fixed to my hou

Re: [ubuntu-uk] off topic (apologies)

2012-10-08 Thread Norman Silverstone
1. Who is the ISP? See reply to Colin 2. What sort of service is it - eg is it 3G, or actual wifi (I suspect 3G) Definitely not wifi. 3. What is the make and model of your router Router is ZyXEL NBG 417N and was supplied by the broadband supplier. I can guess how the service is pres

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Computer restarts on shutdown

2012-10-08 Thread Tyler J. Wagner
On 2012-10-08 11:06, James Morrissey wrote: > Thanks for this Tyler. > > At the moment i only seem able to find the acpi call for the power button, > not for the cog. > > Are they the same at: > > /etc/acpi/events/powerbtn Probably, but I don't know what the cog really calls. What happens when

Re: [ubuntu-uk] off topic (apologies)

2012-10-08 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 8 October 2012 13:58, Norman Silverstone wrote: > I have never used this list before for a subject which is not related to > Ubuntu but I cannot think where else to go. I would like to hear from any > one who gets their broadband supplied by wireless (radio). My supply is by > wireless because

Re: [ubuntu-uk] off topic (apologies)

2012-10-08 Thread Colin Law
On 8 October 2012 13:58, Norman Silverstone wrote: > I have never used this list before for a subject which is not related to > Ubuntu but I cannot think where else to go. I would like to hear from any > one who gets their broadband supplied by wireless (radio). My supply is by > wireless because

[ubuntu-uk] off topic (apologies)

2012-10-08 Thread Norman Silverstone
I have never used this list before for a subject which is not related to Ubuntu but I cannot think where else to go. I would like to hear from any one who gets their broadband supplied by wireless (radio). My supply is by wireless because there is no reasonable supply any other way and I am una

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Computer restarts on shutdown

2012-10-08 Thread James Morrissey
Thanks for this Tyler. At the moment i only seem able to find the acpi call for the power button, not for the cog. Are they the same at: /etc/acpi/events/powerbtn and then: /etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh ? If not can someone tell me where the acpi script for the cog is? Thanks, j On 7 October 2012