[ubuntu-uk] wifi mini-survey

[Josh Blacker]

On Thu, 2007-11-08 at 17:24 +0000, Mac wrote:
> Friends >>> Following the surprisingly few responses to some recent 
> questions about wifi, I'm beginning to wonder how many of us are 
> actually using Ubuntu wirelessly on laptops.
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> So here's a quick poll:
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> Do you use Ubuntu on a laptop + wifi?

Yes, a Dell Inspiron 6000, although my flatmate's mother (the landlord)
wants us to move to a wired network at some point as she's a doctor and
doesn't trust all this radiation (ignoring the six other wireless
networks around us, of course!).

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> And, if you do, do you use
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> no encryption / WEP / WPA / WPA2

WPA I think. I should know, as I set it up! (Checked: WPA Personal.
Anyone care to explain the difference between Personal and Enterprise?)

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> with ESSID broadcast / hidden?

Broadcast. 
Josh
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