Hey man, I'd rather spend the time setting up my wifi card for LONG lasting connectivity compared to restarting Windows every 30 minutes cause their Web Browser is built into their Kernel. Oh wait, let me guess, you use firefox, well Windows is secure now.
brufleth:You'll probably never read this because digg's commenting system is total horses**t, but you actually do have to restart because IE is part of the kernel. Correct me if I'm wrong, but an IE security fix in windows will require a restart.Obviously not every half hour, but don't act like you're not paying a price for microsoft's stupid engineering.
Funny, because I fired up the Dapper live DVD in my laptop, and when I got to the desktop, I had a wireless connection...except it wasn't mine. Seems that dapper had configured my wireless card and hopped onto one of my neighbors open network...a network that Windows doesn't even pick up or see...let alone after a clean virgin Windows install, because 1.) the wireless card drivers aren't installed and 2.) I have to wade thru the obnoxious help bubbles to get anything up and running after a clean install.
What I want to work properly is switching between various network connections. I routinely use my Kyocera 650 card w/ Ubuntu just fine, but when I get home I use my wifi network. If I've suspended the computer after using the EVDO, I can use Wifi-radar to see my home network and connect, but it doesn't work because the default route doesn't change which I have to change manually.....urrrgh.It would be nice if Ubuntu recognized the evdo card and I could just click connect on my PPP too.
Hm, buying drivers for a free, open source operating system?You'd have been better off buying a cheap WiFi or Ethernet card that WAS supported. Surely you could have gotten one for $20 (or less).
C2 Global Technologies endorses this manual! By the way, broadcom wireless cards do not work on ubuntu because of legal matters, not because of incompatibilities. c2global.com
stoopsJun 1, 2006
Hey man, I'd rather spend the time setting up my wifi card for LONG lasting connectivity compared to restarting Windows every 30 minutes cause their Web Browser is built into their Kernel. Oh wait, let me guess, you use firefox, well Windows is secure now.
bieberJun 2, 2006
While we're on the Linux networking subject, is there anyone around here who was using GNU/Linux back in the Dialup days? How did you deal with that?
Closed AccountJun 2, 2006
The point is that you might not have an extra connection. I have wireless and wired on my desktop, and wireless only on my laptop.
hexixJun 2, 2006
brufleth:You'll probably never read this because digg's commenting system is total horses**t, but you actually do have to restart because IE is part of the kernel. Correct me if I'm wrong, but an IE security fix in windows will require a restart.Obviously not every half hour, but don't act like you're not paying a price for microsoft's stupid engineering.
jwoelichJun 2, 2006
Funny, because I fired up the Dapper live DVD in my laptop, and when I got to the desktop, I had a wireless connection...except it wasn't mine. Seems that dapper had configured my wireless card and hopped onto one of my neighbors open network...a network that Windows doesn't even pick up or see...let alone after a clean virgin Windows install, because 1.) the wireless card drivers aren't installed and 2.) I have to wade thru the obnoxious help bubbles to get anything up and running after a clean install.
enzomediciJun 2, 2006
What I want to work properly is switching between various network connections. I routinely use my Kyocera 650 card w/ Ubuntu just fine, but when I get home I use my wifi network. If I've suspended the computer after using the EVDO, I can use Wifi-radar to see my home network and connect, but it doesn't work because the default route doesn't change which I have to change manually.....urrrgh.It would be nice if Ubuntu recognized the evdo card and I could just click connect on my PPP too.
mck9235Jun 2, 2006
My ndiswrapper install on Ubuntu was easier than that tutorial.
pabsterJun 3, 2006
Hm, buying drivers for a free, open source operating system?You'd have been better off buying a cheap WiFi or Ethernet card that WAS supported. Surely you could have gotten one for $20 (or less).
akinderJun 3, 2006
This is definitely the year of Linux on the desktop!
mcangeliAug 2, 2006
Simple, easy and to the point.Worked like a charm. (even easier than the fedora core 5 setup)
c2globalMay 8, 2007
C2 Global Technologies endorses this manual! By the way, broadcom wireless cards do not work on ubuntu because of legal matters, not because of incompatibilities. c2global.com