Re: Going wireless
T o n g wrote:
Hi,
I always use wired network for my laptop because I don't know how to
properly get wireless going. I've been to web sites like the following
but they all look rather complicated.
The basics of wireless LAN interface
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/
ch05.en.html#_the_basics_of_wireless_lan_interface
Wireless network setup
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Wireless-HOWTO-5.html
wireless utilities
http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Documentation
Now I want to try just again. So, what packages do I need to install in
order to get my wire-networked laptop going wireless? What are the
configuration (and troubleshooting) steps?
You have received good answers to your *broad* question.
One thing that was not mentioned was that you have to be sure that your
wireless (card, usb dongle, pcmcia card) actually works with Linux or
does it require ndiswrapper.
A web search will show you that some adapters have been made to work on
Ubuntu but for some reason they don't work on Debian (yet).
Are you going to be using a WPA or WEP access point? Sore adapters
don't do WPA.
Just a heads up before you take the plunge. Research, Research, Research.
Wayne
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