wireless connection issue

[G.]

On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 3:50 AM, Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com> wrote:
> On 13 June 2011 06:43, G. <pegngaryubuntu at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 5:18 PM, Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>> On 12 June 2011 22:05, G. <pegngaryubuntu at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> ...
>>>> Quick reply:  I did everything by cable.  I can only connect on ubuntu
>>>> with the cable.
>>>
>>> I think some confusion has arisen from your comment in your original
>>> post that "I have a list that comes up in this flat that i show I
>>> connect to but can not seem to actually go anywhere" which suggests
>>> that you are able to connect but then cannot get out onto the
>>> internet.  Hence the requests for further information, which were
>>> intended to be performed while connected to the wifi.  Can you clarify
>>> the situation by describing what happens when you try to connect?
>>>
>>> Colin
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>>
>>
>>
>> The other networks are secured as evidenced by the lock icon on
>> network manager.  In these cases Network Manager pops up asking for a
>> key.  In other cases, where there is no lock icon, you are taken to a
>> sign in page on Firefox.  Let's say I connect using Orange.  I am
>> taken to Orange's sign in page.  Never having visited that page before
>> I am sure I am connected to the router.  Since I have no key I stop
>> there.  So I can not connect to the internet with any of the networks
>> available in this apartment beyond a sign in page.
>
> The different networks that you see are different routers in the area.
>  When you connect to the Orange one you are not connecting to *your*
> router but to an Orange wifi hotspot in the area.  You must identify
> which of the networks you see is *your* router and connect to that
> one.
>
> Colin
>
>>
>> Sorry for the confusion.  I hope this clarifies matters.
>>
>> The wifi was working just fine a few days ago in our other flat so I
>> am sure there is a connection issue with this particular router.
>>  I
>> have found some issues relating to freebox routers and linux on some
>> French sites.  My French is not too good so I can't quite understand
>> what's going on.
>>
>> I just removed the Cable.  Network Manager says I am connected to Orange:
>>
>> $ route -n
>> Kernel IP routing table
>> Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface
>> 172.29.249.40   0.0.0.0         255.255.255.248 U     2      0        0 wlan0
>> 169.254.0.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.0.0     U     1000   0        0 wlan0
>> 0.0.0.0         172.29.249.41   0.0.0.0         UG    0      0        0 wlan0
>>
>> peg at pegubuntu:~$ cat /etc/resolv.conf
>> # Generated by NetworkManager
>> domain orange-hotspot.com
>> search orange-hotspot.com
>> nameserver 80.10.46.232
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Right, did that.  Called Piggott.  I can not connect to that one at
all.  I put in the correct password and it will not connect.  First
time I tried NW manager demanded at 128 bit but they have just a WEP
security setup, which has far fewer characters.  Not sure what that
means.

thanks

gary