[NBLUG/talk] Fwd: Ubuntu and WEP?

[Emanuel R]

I have had mixed luck using the GUI to configure my wireless card on a
ThinkPad T60p.
Depending on the Kernel versions, the changes made in the Network
Manager (GUI) didn't always translate into a working connection, even
though the settings I entered were correct.
In other words, on that specific LapTop, the GUI, Network Manager has
not always worked.
Many times I still have to configure the connection through the command
line.

Emanuel


Tom Duffy wrote:
> I'm a little confused.  Does your friend want to configure the wireless 
> connection from the command line?  If so, he should use the iwlist and 
> iwconfig commands.  Ubuntu allows you to use the GUI to do all of this 
> though.  He should be able to just click on the network manager icon in 
> the toolbar and select his network.  It will then ask for his key.  If 
> his network isn't appearing in the list, then his wireless card might 
> not be configured correctly.  There is a great wireless forum at 
> www.ubuntuforums.org that will be a great resource for him.
>
> Tom
>
>
>
> gandalf at sonic.net wrote:
>   
>> A friend of mine just wrote me with this. I have no experience with wireless under linux. How can I help him out? 
>>
>> I dual booted a Dell 520 laptop today with Ubuntu. Somehow I got stuck 
>> on the wireless configuration. The old D-Link DI-614+ router I'm using 
>> only has WEP encryption. I can't seem to find any help on this type of 
>> wireless setup. I'm guessing on what I should be putting in for BSSID, 
>> MAC address, the router has 3, and DHCP Client ID. Know of any good 
>> tutorials that would cover this?
>>
>> Terry
>>
>>
>>
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