Thanks for all the thoughts on the encryption problem. It seems to me that wireless can still be a very flaky way of networking. I have another system installed in Dublin which works perfectly for days on end and then suddenly loses all wireless connections for no apparent reason. I strongly suspect the problem is RF interference from the premises next door, which coincidentally is an IT company who specialise in building wireless networks! They deny everything of course, but on two occasions when a complaint has been made, the interference mysteriously stops.
I'm about to try using an alternative solution, by installing HomePlugs, which claim to give Ethernet connection over the mains wiring. Has anyone tried these and if so, do they work effectively and provide good transfer speeds? Dave [email protected] wrote: > Send Peterboro mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Peterboro digest..." > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Ubuntu encryption problem (Phil Thompson) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > Re: [Peterboro] Ubuntu encryption problem > From: > Phil Thompson <[email protected]> > Date: > Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:38:24 +0000 > To: > Peterborough LUG - No commercial posts <[email protected]> > > To: > Peterborough LUG - No commercial posts <[email protected]> > > > On 05/03/2009 Dave Sones wrote: >> Has anyone ever got to the bottom of the problem which exists with >> Ubuntu and wireless encryption? > > same thing happens with Windows as well. Set PC up for customer, works > for three days, fails. > > I have often found it necessary to opt for a lower level of security > in the interests of reliability or indeed connection success. Using > Hex keys with WEP is also more reliable than alphabetical passphrases > as their seems to be variable ways of interpreting the latter. > > > Phil > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Peterboro mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro
