[Cialug] Wireless Kubuntu

[Tony Bibbs]

If you are using Edgy Eft, you can safely throw all the GUI wireless 
tools in the trash.  While they all seem to detect networks, etc, they 
can't "get it right" by letting you define connection settings (WEP, 
etc) and actually *remember* it the next time you try connecting.

I had to manually touch the wireless config to get things working right.

--Tony

Todd Walton wrote:
> I just installed Kubuntu.  For the first time ever, I have a Linux
> that recognizes my wireless card.  Unfortunately, I can't connect to
> my wireless network.
> 
> I'm using Wireless Assistant, which I guess is a KDE app.  It lists my
> router's ESSID.  When I click on it it asks me to set up my
> connection.  I never had to do that in Windows, but whatever.  It asks
> me whether I want "Automatic (DHCP)" or "Manual", and then whether I
> have "Open System" or "Shared Key" for the WEP mode, and what is my
> hex key.  I know my hex key, and I'm pretty sure I want Automatic.
> But no matter which WEP mode I choose, it won't connect.  It says:
> 
> wifi0: unknown hardware address type 801
> wifi0: unknown hardware address type 801
> Listening on LPF/ath0/00:11:50:d6:06:44
> Sending on LPF/ath0/00:11:50:d6:06:44
> Sending on Socket/fallback
> DHCPRELEASE on ath0 to 192.168.2.1 port 67
> CONNECTION FAILED.
> 
> This is a fresh install of Kubuntu 6.10.  My partner fresh installed
> Ubuntu 6.10 tonight on her laptop, and the wireless utility in that
> connected right up with no problems.  She's using a Belkin wireless
> PCMCIA card, I'm using a Belkin wireless PCI card, we're both
> connecting to the same Belkin wireless router.
> 
> What's going wrong?
> 
> -todd
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