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Old 12-18-2009, 06:02 AM   #1
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from my office, i get my g wifi, and my neighbors unprotected wifi that i use when my own wifi has packed up.

in various linuxes i have managed to put in the ssid and if applicable the security, but it doesnt connect, why?

how do i quckly set up wifi when im out and about?
 
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Are you saying that you are not able to connect to any wifi with Linux? Please give some more detail, including:
What version of Linux
Make and model of the computer and wireless card
What exactly you can and cannot do.

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....my neighbors unprotected wifi that i use when....
That's normally considered stealing---don't ask us to help there.
 
Old 12-19-2009, 07:40 AM   #3
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dont worry, ive managed to sort it out
 
  


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