Problem moving a laptop between two networks

[Jay Ridgley]

> Message: 5 Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:31:16 -0500 
> From: Jay Ridgley <jridgley2 at austin.rr.com> 
> Subject: Re: Problem moving a laptop between two networks 
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com 
> Message-ID: <4CBA51E4.4020207 at austin.rr.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>> >
>> > Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:14:13 -0500 From: Tom Browder 
>> > <tom.browder at gmail.com> Subject: Re: Problem moving a laptop between 
>> > two networks To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general 
>> > discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> Message-ID: 
>> > <AANLkTikMxRNEkr7W8znFd5TJaoLrDgEx0BERiemnCER1 at mail.gmail.com> 
>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 
>> > 09:44, Jay Ridgley <jridgley2 at austin.rr.com> wrote:
>>>> >> > Folks,
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > I have been trying to use a laptop which works just fine on my home
>>>> >> > wireless and wired networks at my son's home.
>>>> >> > We both are running Ubuntu 10.04.1. I know about changing the
>>>> >> > /etc/network/interfaces and the /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf files.
>>> >>     
>> > ...
>> >   
>>>> >> > When I attempt to bring up a wireless connection I am unable to do so;
>>>> >> > my system does not appear on his network. A wired connection works,
>>>> >> > however. What am I missing?
>>> >>     
>> >
>> > First of all, I highly recommend using package wicd--cured all network
>> > problems for me.
>> >
>> > Then see what happens.
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> >
>> > -Tom
>> >
>> > Thomas M. Browder, Jr.
>> > Niceville, Florida
>> > USA
> Thanks Tom,
>  
> I installed wicd and have got my laptop working fine on my network (both 
> wired and wireless). Next time I visit my son I will see how it goes 
> there. If I have problems you may hear from me again(it may be a while 
> as he is not in he same city).
> 
> Cheers,
> Jay

Folks,
cc: Tom

Well I just returned from a visit with my son... His network still is not 
visible to me and I am still not able to connect, it is frustrating as all get 
out, to say the least.

I did find out that he does NOT broadcast his ESSID and uses Network Manager we 
are both running Ubuntu 10.04.1 (as I said in my earlier messages).

Ideas and other things to try...

Thanks and Happy new Year,
Jay
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Jay Ridgley
jridgley2 at austin.rr.com
Registered Linux User ID - 9115
Registered Ubuntu User ID - 23320