[ubuntu-uk] Wireless woes

2012-03-14 Thread Sean Miller
I think there's something I'm missing... My wireless card seemed to work fine up until the last couple of versions of Ubuntu, and now it seems it won't work with ANY distros (well, I've tried PCLinuxOS, Mint, Knoppix and Sabayan to no avail). It works okay on Windows, obviously. It's an Realtek

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless woes

2012-03-14 Thread Kris Douglas
On 14 March 2012 08:26, Sean Miller s...@seanmiller.net wrote: Realtek 8187SE Hello, have a look at this article, as it is the same wireless module. Looks like it's worth checking if the software RF kill switch is on. http://code.google.com/p/msi-wind-linux/ -- Regards, Kris Douglas.  

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless woes

2012-03-14 Thread Sean Miller
No, I don't think that's it... no file like that. :-( Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Wireless woes

2008-12-22 Thread Sean Miller
Just replaced wireless router and, for some reason, my Ubuntu won't see the network. It sees the neighbours' and it sees another that is somewhere or other in the vicinity but not mine. Windows XP on the same machine is fine, and this laptop I'm using to write this (Vista, bah!) sees it fine

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless woes

2008-12-22 Thread Steve Flynn
On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 1:12 PM, Sean Miller s...@seanmiller.net wrote: Just replaced wireless router and, for some reason, my Ubuntu won't see the network. It sees the neighbours' and it sees another that is somewhere or other in the vicinity but not mine. Windows XP on the same machine

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless woes

2008-12-22 Thread Sean Miller
On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 1:30 PM, Steve Flynn anothermindb...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, the SSID is being transmitted. How do I find out the channel? Additionally, Install Kismet, fire it up... Does Kismet see it? Need to somehow download it. For some reason it doesn't seem to want to acquire a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless woes

2008-12-22 Thread Tony Arnold
Sean, Sean Miller wrote: All very stranged -- worked on this router ages ago, then replaced with a BT Business one in order to get increased power which worked fine... then family started suffering headaches, so I've switched back to the Voyager. That's disturbing! I've not heard of such

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless woes

2008-12-22 Thread Matt Jones
Install the BT business one out of sight somewhere, leave the 2000 plugged in to look like its working ;) Mj On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 1:37 PM, Sean Miller s...@seanmiller.net wrote: On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 1:30 PM, Steve Flynn anothermindb...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, the SSID is being

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless woes

2008-12-22 Thread Sean Miller
On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 2:20 PM, Matt Jones m...@mattjones.me.uk wrote: Install the BT business one out of sight somewhere, leave the 2000 plugged in to look like its working ;) Evil... :-) But funny ;-) Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk