[Cialug] laptop wifi

[Nathan C. Smith]

I have an issue sort of like yours on a Debian Laptop.

If I choose one of the SSIDs the GUI finds and create a config the wireless will not work, but if I create one manually "from scratch" using the GUI it works.  So try going through the GUI and creating your own wireless link by just putting in the settings instead of choosing an SSID first.

Try Barry's suggestion too, that should confirm things are working.

There may be a newer version of the firmware for your wireless card? 

-Nate

-----Original Message-----
From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf Of chris rheinherren
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 7:39 AM
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
Subject: Re: [Cialug] laptop wifi

i was wondering if there was any kind of a work around that didn't involve upgrading. since i am using the LTS version, i would prefer to keep using that version and only upgrade every few years instead of every 6 months.



On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 22:31, L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net> wrote:

> On Mon, 6 Feb 2012, chris rheinherren wrote:
>
> > i have a perplexing problem with my latop.
> >
> > i an running ubuntu 10.04 LTS. i can connect to my home network just
> fine.
> > but i am unable to connect to any other wifi connection. even ones 
> > that
> are
> > completely open, such as those public networks at coffee shops and 
> > the like. the computer will see the wifi connection but we asked to 
> > connect
> to
> > it. it does not.
> >
> Had the same problem with a Broadcom chipset - the unit would connect 
> all day long to a secure AP, but it refused to connect to a unsecure 
> AP without REBOOTING!!
>
> Get yourself an upgrade; 11.10 works fine in my case.
>
>        Lee
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