[ubuntu-uk] Joiku wireless connection......

[Simon Wears]

The 'eth2 not such device' probably means you don't have a device called
eth2. Type *iwconfig* in terminal to get a list of your network devices,
then try again using whichever your wireless device is.

2009/3/25 John <jakewc2 at sky.com>

>  Jamie Bennett wrote:
>
> Alan Pope wrote:
>
>
>  2009/3/25 John <jakewc2 at sky.com> <jakewc2 at sky.com>:
>
>
>  Hi everybody, I have decided that using the orange dongle just isnt
> working, so I am trying something else. Its called Joiku. I just
> wondered if anybody has used it before and got it to work.
>
>
>
>  I'm typing this mail whilst sat on the train connected via wifi to my
> phone which is running the pay-for version of Joikuspot.
>
>
>
>  I have set it up according to the instructions, but it keeps asking
> for the encryption key.
>
>
>
>  I had a similar issue when I tried to use WEP passphrase, but instead
> use WEP open, and it works fine.
>
>
>  Yep, WEP open and changed the key to something I could remember on the settings
> page. Works a treat for me but I must admit I use it mostly with my ipod touch
> (*boo, *hiss). Beats getting an iphone though :)
>
>
>
>  Cheers,
> Al.
>
>
>  Regards,
> Jamie
> --http://www.linuxuk.org
>
>
>
>    I found a page on the Ubuntu wiki, that talks about WEP. It give this
> to try,
>
> cc at ubuntu:~$ sudo iwconfig eth2 essid MyNet
> cc at ubuntu:~$ sudo iwconfig eth2 key xxxxxxxxxx
> cc at ubuntu:~$ sudo ifconfig eth2 up
> cc at ubuntu:~$ sudo dhclient3 eth2
>
> I changed the Mynet to the Joiku name, and the xxx to the encryption key,
> but it says it cant find the essid
>
> it says error for wireless request *Set ESSID* (8B1A) SET failed on device
> eth2 not such device
>
> not sure if I did it correct there, but that's what came back.
>
> Could it be the NetworkManager that is the problem here?
>
> John.
>
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