Re: Going wireless

2010-04-10 Thread Wolodja Wentland
On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 15:02 +, T o n g wrote: 1st of all, thanks everyone that responded. On Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:16:57 +0200, Wolodja Wentland wrote: Check http://wiki.debian.org/WiFi/HowToUse I am particularly fond of wpa_supplicant in roaming mode [1] but you might want to

Re: Going wireless

2010-04-10 Thread Freeman
On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 03:02:51PM +, T o n g wrote: 1st of all, thanks everyone that responded. On Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:16:57 +0200, Wolodja Wentland wrote: Check http://wiki.debian.org/WiFi/HowToUse I am particularly fond of wpa_supplicant in roaming mode [1] but you might

Re: Going wireless

2010-04-10 Thread Nate Bargmann
* On 2010 09 Apr 09:40 -0500, Lisi wrote: wicd and network-mangler also have curses interfaces, but it is impossible to use them for advanced setups like RADIUS, ... +1 for wicd if you want an easy life. But you may need to use the backported version if you are running Lenny. In my

Re: Going wireless

2010-04-10 Thread Nate Bargmann
If at all possible, avoid WEP and use WPA pre-shared key encryption. WEP is easily cracked while WPA offers the use of a 63 character key. Using random characters (as generated at: https://www.grc.com/passwords.htm ) will give you a network that will be extremely hard to crack via a brute force

Re: Going wireless

2010-04-10 Thread Freeman
On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 07:59:11AM -0500, Nate Bargmann wrote: If at all possible, avoid WEP and use WPA pre-shared key encryption. WEP is easily cracked while WPA offers the use of a 63 character key. Using random characters (as generated at: https://www.grc.com/passwords.htm ) will give

Re: Going wireless

2010-04-10 Thread Celejar
On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 07:59:11 -0500 Nate Bargmann n...@n0nb.us wrote: If at all possible, avoid WEP and use WPA pre-shared key encryption. WEP is easily cracked while WPA offers the use of a 63 character key. Using random characters (as generated at: https://www.grc.com/passwords.htm ) will

Re: Going wireless

2010-04-09 Thread Celejar
On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 13:19:54 + (UTC) T o n g mlist4sunt...@yahoo.com wrote: ... Now I want to try just again. So, what packages do I need to install in order to get my wire-networked laptop going wireless? What are the configuration (and troubleshooting) steps? wireless-tools - the

Re: Going wireless

2010-04-09 Thread Wolodja Wentland
On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 13:19 +, T o n g wrote: I always use wired network for my laptop because I don't know how to properly get wireless going. I've been to web sites like the following but they all look rather complicated. Now I want to try just again. So, what packages do I need to

Re: Going wireless

2010-04-09 Thread Lisi
On Friday 09 April 2010 15:16:57 Wolodja Wentland wrote: On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 13:19 +, T o n g wrote: I always use wired network for my laptop because I don't know how to properly get wireless going. I've been to web sites like the following but they all look rather complicated.

Re: Going wireless

2010-04-09 Thread godo
T o n g wrote: Hi, I always use wired network for my laptop because I don't know how to properly get wireless going. I've been to web sites like the following but they all look rather complicated. The basics of wireless LAN interface http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/

Re: Going wireless

2010-04-09 Thread T o n g
1st of all, thanks everyone that responded. On Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:16:57 +0200, Wolodja Wentland wrote: Check http://wiki.debian.org/WiFi/HowToUse I am particularly fond of wpa_supplicant in roaming mode [1] but you might want to take a look at wicd or network-mangler as well. I've read

Re: Going wireless

2010-04-09 Thread Wayne
T o n g wrote: Hi, I always use wired network for my laptop because I don't know how to properly get wireless going. I've been to web sites like the following but they all look rather complicated. The basics of wireless LAN interface http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/

Re: Fwd: Re: Going wireless

2004-06-22 Thread David Fokkema
On Mon, Jun 21, 2004 at 03:20:17PM -0600, Marvin Gerardo Aguero Salazar wrote: Hi guys, I've been trying to install my wireless card to no avail. I have followed the suggestion by David, but still cannot make it work. iwlist wlan0 scan returns wlan0 No scan results Can

Re: Fwd: Re: Going wireless

2004-06-22 Thread Alvin Oga
On Tue, 22 Jun 2004, David Fokkema wrote: On Mon, Jun 21, 2004 at 03:20:17PM -0600, Marvin Gerardo Aguero Salazar wrote: Hi guys, I've been trying to install my wireless card to no avail. I have followed the suggestion by David, but still cannot make it work. iwlist wlan0 scan

Re: Fwd: Re: Going wireless

2004-06-22 Thread Marvin Gerardo Aguero Salazar
/marvin# - Mensaje Original - De: Alvin Oga [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fecha: Martes, Junio 22, 2004 2:40 am Asunto: Re: Fwd: Re: Going wireless On Tue, 22 Jun 2004, David Fokkema wrote: On Mon, Jun 21, 2004 at 03:20:17PM -0600, Marvin Gerardo Aguero Salazar wrote: Hi guys, I've been

Re: Fwd: Re: Going wireless

2004-06-22 Thread David Fokkema
On Tue, Jun 22, 2004 at 08:42:09AM -0600, Marvin Gerardo Aguero Salazar wrote: Guys, first of all, let me clarify a couple of things. I hail from the Windows world where you just plug the card, install the drivers and voila, you're all set. I am just trying to learn about access points and

Re: Fwd: Re: Going wireless

2004-06-22 Thread Marvin Gerardo Aguero Salazar
12:54 pm Asunto: Re: Fwd: Re: Going wireless On Tue, Jun 22, 2004 at 08:42:09AM -0600, Marvin Gerardo Aguero Salazar wrote: Guys, first of all, let me clarify a couple of things. I hail from the Windows world where you just plug the card, install the drivers and voila, you're all set. I

Re: Fwd: Re: Going wireless

2004-06-22 Thread MB
a better understanding about this whole thing. -Marvin - Mensaje Original - De: David Fokkema [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fecha: Martes, Junio 22, 2004 12:54 pm Asunto: Re: Fwd: Re: Going wireless On Tue, Jun 22, 2004 at 08:42:09AM -0600, Marvin Gerardo Aguero Salazar wrote

Re: Fwd: Re: Going wireless

2004-06-22 Thread Marvin Gerardo Aguero Salazar
it for a while now. I guess I need a break from this. The solution might be simple, but I just cannot see it. Thanks you. I appreciate your input. -Marvin - Mensaje Original - De: MB [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fecha: Martes, Junio 22, 2004 2:17 pm Asunto: Re: Fwd: Re: Going wireless Marvin, I think

Fwd: Re: Going wireless

2004-06-21 Thread Marvin Gerardo Aguero Salazar
Hi guys, I've been trying to install my wireless card to no avail. I have followed the suggestion by David, but still cannot make it work. iwlist wlan0 scan returns wlan0 No scan results Can anyone of you please give me a hand on this? I would really appreciate any help on this