[Cialug] laptop wifi

[chris rheinherren]

thanks i will check into all 3 of those and see.

On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 08:04, Nathan C. Smith <nathan.smith at ipmvs.com>wrote:

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 There may be a newer version of the firmware for your wireless card?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