Re: Wireless cannot connect to internet
Jack Prucher <[email protected]> Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:53:56 +1300
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| Message-ID | <1294293236.2509.4.camel@jack-ThinkPad-T60> |
I connected. I think it might have been an improper ssid. I changed that, but not sure if that is what did it. Chris, I did what you suggested. I feel partially good I got it going but have amnesia when everything starts to blur together. Pisses me off. Thanks for your help. Jack On Thu, 2011-01-06 at 16:01 +1300, Erin Drummond wrote: > Interesting, that card is supported by an opensource driver (iwl3945 > iirc), and works fine under linux (I have one, although my laptop is > an Acer Aspire and not a Thinkpad) > > Have you tried disabling the wireless security on your access point > and seeing if it will connect then? > > On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 3:50 PM, Jack Prucher <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > It is a pro wireless 3945ABG. Everytime I try to connect it reads wrong > > password. I checked the password and it is the correct one. Chris, I > > haven't done that but can't find those programs. > > > > Thanks, > > Jack > > > > On Thu, 2011-01-06 at 13:58 +1300, Adam Holland wrote: > >> Which wifi card does your T60 have? I used to have an Intel 3949ABG > >> one and it worked under Ubuntu 10.10 on my T60. I've since replaced it > >> with the "ThinkPad 11a/b/g" so I can use it under Mac OS X, and that > >> I'm using it under Ubuntu 10.10 right now. Is it picking up any > >> networks? > >> > >> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 8:28 AM, Chris Morris <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > I'm using 10.10 on a thinkpad wirelessly, albeit with a usb wireless > >> > connector. > >> > I just had to install ndiswrapper and the windoze drivers. > >> > > >> > Works great :) > >> > > >> > chris > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > On 06/01/11 08:22, Jack Prucher wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Hi, > >> >> > >> >> I just bought a used Thinkpad T60 and loaded Ubuntu 10.10 on to it. The > >> >> wired connection works but the wireless is turned on but doesn't work. > >> >> I might be doing something wrong, not sure but have read on the internet > >> >> that 10.10 doesn't do to well with wireless. > >> >> > >> >> Thank you, > >> >> > >> >> Jack Prucher > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> HBLUG mailing list > >> >> [email protected] > >> >> http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hblug > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > HBLUG mailing list > >> > [email protected] > >> > http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hblug > >> > > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> HBLUG mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hblug > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > HBLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hblug > > > > _______________________________________________ > HBLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hblug