I don't have that option. The computer is located in another part if the house. Marek Pawinski <pawinski@ananzi.co.za> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">LEECH MICHAEL JR wrote: > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 01:58:07 +0200 > From: Marek Pawinski <PAWINSKI@ANANZI.CO.ZA > <HTTP: Compose?To="pawinski@ananzi.co.za&YY=88009&y5beta=yes&y5beta=yes&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b" ym us.f828.mail.yahoo.com>> > Subject: Re: Wireless setup > To: Ubuntu Help and User Discussions <UBUNTU-USERS@LISTS.UBUNTU.COM > <HTTP: Compose?To="ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com&YY=88009&y5beta=yes&y5beta=yes&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b" ym us.f828.mail.yahoo.com>> > Message-ID: <44CBF60F.6030604@ananzi.co.za > <HTTP: Compose?To="44CBF60F.6030604@ananzi.co.za&YY=88009&y5beta=yes&y5beta=yes&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b" ym us.f828.mail.yahoo.com>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > LEECH MICHAEL JR wrote: > > I am attempting to set up a wireless network to one of my computers > and > > not having much luck with it. > > > > I've use this computer in the past with a MS-Windoze system so I know > it > > will work. > > > > The equipment I am using is: > > > > 2wire Model 2700HG-B router. > > > > Netgear Model WG111US wireless adapter. > > > > Using iwconfig I get the following results: > > > > 802.11b/g ESSID:"2wire293" > > mode: Managed Channel: 4 Access Point: Not-Associated > > Bit rate = 11Mb/s S sensitivity = 4/6 > > Retry: on Fragment thr: off > > Link quality : 0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Noise level: 0 > > Tx exsessive retries:0 Invalid misc: 0 Missed beacon: 0 > > > > Can someone help me set this thing up. > > > > Thanks - Mike > > > > > > If you are using WEP try turning that off first, till you get the > network up. Have you configured your network interface under the > networking tab ? I prefer static for security reasons. > > > Yes I have turned off wireless security on my router. > > I appears as though the channel that my adapter is using changes every > time I pole it. > > How do I change this? iwconfig does not allow me to make changes. > > Thanks - Mike > > > If you can connect to the internet via a cable install "kwifimanager" and see if you can connect with that. -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users </BLOCKQUOTE>