[ubuntu-uk] wifi mini-survey

[Rob Beard]

Just wanted to add an entry for my dad who's running Gutsy (beta) on  
his laptop...

> On Thursday 08 November 2007 17:24:50 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.
>
> So here's a quick poll:
>
> Do you use Ubuntu on a laptop + wifi?

Yep, Ubuntu 7.10 Beta (although I'm going to make sure he upgrades tomorrow)

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

Using WPA-PSK.  My dad did have a problem where his shared key  
wouldn't work, I do wonder if it was too short.  After changing the  
key to something else it worked!

> with ESSID broadcast / hidden?
>

ESSID is broadcast.