I ran into the exact same trouble and ended up giving up on it and going with a different distro. One would think they could address this issue in an update.
-Steve At 04:08 AM 11/16/2006, you wrote: >Morning Guys, > >I was playing with the live CD on my copy of ubuntu 6.06 last night, and >I couldn't seem to get my wifi connection working thanks to the network >admin property sheet only showing WEP as the network authentication >type. > >Doing a quick Google search came back with saying that I should use the >Network Manager (Gnome) to connect to my wireless network. The great >thing is, that the blooming thing isn't installed when booting with the >live CD, thus it tries to connect to the internet to install it. But >hang on! I can't connect to the internet because I can't connect to my >WAP!!! > >Anyone know if the live CD for 6.10 has this app installed by default? >Or any other means of getting WPA to show up in the network admin >property sheet? Oh and does the DVD version have a live bit on it? I >assume all of the packages are available to install from the DVD then. > > >Cheers guys > >Tristan Leask > >Software Developer >Marine Software Ltd > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >www.marinesoftware.co.uk > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >This email was sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unless otherwise agreed >expressly in writing by Marine Software Limited, >this communication and attachments are to be treated as confidential >and the information in it may not be used or disclosed except for the >purpose for which it was sent. >If you are not the intended recipient of this communication you should >destroy it without copying, disclosing or otherwise using its contents. >Please notify the sender immediately of the error. >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
