Ubuntu (and to a degree other various distros) may have problem connecting via certain encryption methods (WPA,WPA2,WEP), one way is to disconnect and try setting the encryption manually via the Network Manager...
On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 7:08 PM, Rodney D. Myers <[email protected]>wrote: > I helped a friend, who is in the USMC, get his Compaq laptop switched > from vista to ubuntu. > > He has now moved to another location, and is having trouble with his > wireless networking. The place he's staying is supposed to have free > wifi, but he is unable to get connected. > > So far, I have him heading to the office tomorrow to get the SSID for > the company wireless. Since he supposedly unable to get connected. > > Once that happens, are there any other things I can do to help me get > online via wireless? > > Thanks > > -- > Rodney D. Myers <[email protected]> > ICQ#: AIM#: YAHOO: > 18002350 mailman452 mailman42_5 > > They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a > little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. > Ben Franklin - 1759 > > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > >
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