Wireless in linuxland

Gms9810 · **Posted:** Mon May 09, 2011 1:00 pm **(#21)**

http://www.allreviews.com/wireless-router/2011/03/05/2wire-1000sw-adsl-modem-wireless-dsl-router-review/ I use that one, it's not terribly user friendly.

gerard82 · **Posted:** Mon May 09, 2011 2:13 pm **(#22)**

This is the link to show you how to enter the WEP code.
http://support.2wire.com/?page=view&article=60
Of course you also need to have the same in the conf file in your box.
Here's my config.
I replaced the actual WEP codes with x's.

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# This blank configuration will automatically use DHCP for any net.*
# scripts in /etc/init.d.  To create a more complete configuration,
# please review /etc/conf.d/net.example and save your configuration
# in /etc/conf.d/net (this file :]!).

ifconfig wlan0 up

modules=( "iwconfig" )

config_wlan0=( "dhcp" )

essid_wlan0="pietje"
key_pietje="xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xx enc open"
 

I installed "wireless-tools" which all distro's carry.
Where you would have to install above configuration in an ubuntu derived distro I don't know.
In the above config using your modem I would have to make the following changes using the data in the example.

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essid_wlan0="2WIRES56"
key_2WIRES56="3230-3038-5355-4E53-5357-494E-31 enc open"

2008SUNSSWIN1 was converted into ascii code by me.
If you need an ascii code table use wikipedia.
The above codes are in hexadecimal do not use decimal codes!
I hope this gets you going.
Gerard.
PS I was ~your age when I had to switch from analog to digital.

Gms9810 · **Posted:** Mon May 09, 2011 2:56 pm **(#23)**

That was a site I hadn't seen, it might help. Thanks. I knew where the WEP key is listed but a lot of what's there I didn't know.

cecilia · **Posted:** Mon May 09, 2011 3:43 pm **(#24)**

this is what my Network Connection program looks like (the wireless part, anyway)

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can't say it will help you but at least you know what it looks like

gerard82 · **Posted:** Mon May 09, 2011 4:21 pm **(#25)**

You're welcome Gms9810,
Let me know if there's any other problem.
Tomorrow I'll be off the air for a while because of the modem change.
Gerard.