Connecting ubuntu to a jet pack
 

I have used Ubuntu off and on for years. It seems the perfect solution for people like me that like simplicity and doesn't like being inundated with the pop ups and other garbage and viruses on Windows and to a lesser extent on Mac. However, where I live now, the only access to wifi is through a Jet Pack and I am pulling my hair out trying to get connected. My last effort was to buy a TP Link USB adapter which someone said was a mere plug and play option. WRONG... When I tried to run the installation, I got an error message, called tech support, was told in very poor English to download a certain driver, got to that website, and the number I was given wasn't associated with a driver.
I am not a computer guru, but it seems that there should be a reasonable way a troglodyte like me could get connected without buying a computer already set up for wireless.
Thanks- ( I am not always this grouchy :)

Reed

and where is that ?
and by "jet pack" i am assuming this is not a everyday hydrazine fulled hypergolic backpack
or one of the twin bladed ducted fan body harness types

who is this "someone" and why trust them ?

run WHAT ?? the Microsoft exe installer for the windows driver for this ?? adapter

and WHAT error


hardware information will be helpful

what version of Ubuntu is installed
i am GUESSING this is one of many version "hot spot" usb devices that have "jetpack" in the name

the make and model would be needed

John
Basically, if you read my post, I was asking for a relatively simple way to connect Ubuntu to a Jetpack ( Verizon, which I suspect you knew). I wasn't asking how to connect with my existing equipment.
I suggest you go find someone else to play pedantic with, I am not interested.

Reed

Welcome aboard.

(Hopefully 'Roky' will see this & be able to help, as I know for a fact that he has used one.)

Jeepers. I just woke up. Still groggy from Friday night shenanigans.

If your wifi chip is seen and works in Ubuntu on WPA2 wifi signals. It will connect to the Jetpac. Period.

I use Wicd. I open it up. See my wifes jetpack wireless signal.
I type in the wpa password it needs to connect me.
Hit connect. Done.

Nothing special or hoop jumping to go through. A jetpack is just a expensive satellite accessing wireless wifi broadcasting portable router one can carry in their shirt pocket.

My wifes job pays for hers. So I get the perk once in a while. It is great when traveling to Austin. Streaming Movies and Music while on the freeway.

Edit: JohnVV is a pretty sharp linux user.
He is just trying to pry info out of like this.

Open terminal and paste readout given back here in code tags. 1st
password next and then hit enter

Some of my commands there won't work as you probably do not have inxi installed. This is my quick and dirty way to trouble shoot my Wireless in my AntiX installs.

Sorry to be a bit anal, but when I saw Jetpack I thought what the hell does ubuntu have to do with wordpress extensions.

Please note not all of us are familiar with local naming of products. It is sort of like me asking on the forum how to connect ubuntu to my pakehodai.

The answer to that question would be use your wireless already on the pc or whatever usb you use for wireless and enable the wireless hotspot on your phone or portable device. Simply then use ubuntu network manager to find that network which you should have named or named using the default device sssid.

Also I second the commentabout JohnVV before. He is a really helpful memberand has given megolden advice via his posts. Please do not assume under any circumstances that we know exactly what you are talking about. Personally I would not bother researching what jetpack is because it certainly is not something I would assume to be used for wifi etc. Unless ofcourse your question was posed in a way that makes me curious about the situation. As such please bear in mind to try explaining detail as much as possible. You will find many blokes like JohnVV and many others will try and help as best they can.

Jetpacks after looking at them come in different types as well. The most common ones as such is assumed to be a piece of plastic you carry around and if you wonder that would be the most common type in most industrialized nations. So the simplest way is to connect using existing equipment and connect to wireless just like you always used to before. Just make sure to boot up your hotspot and make surethe access point is set up. For that follow the manual that came with the device.

Sorry guys
obviously, it will take gobs of study on my part to achieve the level of expertise to be able to benefit from this forum- Thanks for your efforts but I am outta here