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Re: wireless gui configuration utility



On Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:15:55 +0800
"Umarzuki Mochlis" <umarzuki@gmail.com> wrote:

[...]

> > Looks like it's pointing in the right direction. Does it see you wireless
> > when
> > you open the window (under available wireless connections)
> >
> > If so, you need to choose your ap click that little triangle by the name,
> > check
> > automatically connect to this network if you wish and click advanced
> > settings
> > to setup things like wep password and such.
> >
> 
> Unfortunately nothing appears when I did that which leads me to make this
> post in the first place.
> 

what does iwlist eth1 scan show? (that is what wicd is supposed to use behind
the scenes)

did you check that /etc/network/interfaces doesn't mention the wireless
interface?

> >
> > Some public access points also have a transparent proxy that requires you
> > to
> > authenticate when you start browsing (my uni is that way, you need to enter
> > a
> > wpa key and then enter your username/password in the browser before you can
> > access outside connections).
> >
> 
> Same situation in my office but the network cannot be detected which leads
> me to think there must but something amiss.
> 
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