how do i get ubuntu to connect to the internet without me having enter my password

baronobeefdip · 01-17-2010, 12:43 AM

i share the computer that i have just installed ubuntu on and when i start it up it goes into the desktop without asking for a password but when it tries to connect to the Internet it requests a password how do i make it connect without me having to provide the password the only thing i want a password for is software package installation

we are also wondering why it doesn't show us a fancy splash screen on shutdown and startup like it did when we used the live cd

camorri · 01-17-2010, 05:41 AM

That is your ISP demanding the password, not Ubuntu. I'm guessing, (you didn't state the type of internet connection), the connection is dial up. If you had a DSL or cable connection, you store the password in the router. Dial up the password is in the logon window. The only thing I can suggest is look for a way to store the password.

Don't know on the splash screens.

salasi · 01-17-2010, 01:41 PM

If it is true that you are using dial-up, you might want to try telling us what you use to make the connection (wvdial, diald, kppp, kinternet...) as there may be a way to get that to do this for you automagically.