On Thu, 2010-01-14 at 09:17 +1300, Nick Rout wrote: > On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 9:12 AM, Roy Britten <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hard to pay google with liquid :) > > > > Google hasn't been too helpful so far. Presumably I'm searching for > > the wrong things. > > > >> What about the distro that came with it? Do they work there? Make a > >> note of what modules they use, and what kernel version. > > > > Remarkably, the supplied distro (Linpus) not only cannot connect to a > > wireless network, but can't connect to wired ethernet either. (Booting > > Ubuntu off a thumb drive I can get wired but not wireless > > connectivity.) > > > > Thinking of returning the BenQ as being unfit for the purpose for > > which it was sold. Is the wireless working at all? wicd will list available networks and signal strengths. > > > > Yeah I feel guilty now for suggesting it. In fairness someone pointed me to > it. > > Have you tried wicd, its very good apparently.
+1 for wicd. I replaced the wireless on my Acer One with it ( ubuntu karmic ), and I can now connect with reliability, and see new wireless networks. However, if the wireless stack isn't working properly, all bets are off no matter which management package you use. Mind you, I only use WEP as a matter of principle... the assumption being that you *are* going to get hacked, so allow a piddly bit of internet bandwidth for those that succeed, and firewall off the rest. So far my netbook has only connected to my own networks and a motel in Kaikoura where they used an open network and payment gateway setup, so please don't take this as gospel. Cheers, Steve -- Steve Holdoway <[email protected]> http://www.greengecko.co.nz MSN: [email protected] GPG Fingerprint = B337 828D 03E1 4F11 CB90 853C C8AB AF04 EF68 52E0
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