Re: Starling Wireless

> On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Kevin Fries <kfries6@gmail.com> wrote:
> > The problem with that is this: I am not see any of the problems in those
> > threads.  They are basically complaining about the driver causing three
> > different problems.  My wireless shows up (problem 1), my wireless will
> > connect (problem 2), and finally, as long as encryption is not turned on,
> it
> > will browse the Internet all day long (problem 3).
> > Here is a test:
> >   - Disconnect from wired network
> >     -> Network Manager goes off line
> >   - On my cell phone (E71) app->Installed->JoikuSpot
> >   - Allow sharing your Internet Connection = yes
> >   - AT&T Internet
> >   - Add JoikuSpot to connection groups = yes, Default
> >     -> JoikuSpot started on phone
> >   - Wait a few moments for laptop to see phone
> >     -> Since it has connected this way before, it automatically connects
> >   - Open Firefox and browse to a random page not visited before
> >     -> success!!!
> > This is not a driver, or wireless card issue.  The wireless hardware is
> > working perfectly.  Security is WEP, not WPA/TKIP, so it works.  It will
> > also connect when there is no encryption.  This is, as I said in my
> original
> > post, a problem that used to be solved by installing wpa_supplicant, but
> > that is already installed.  There is something else... Ubuntu based, that
> is
> > causing it, the hardware is fine.  Not System76's fault as far as I can
> see.
> > So, I ask again, anyone have any (other) ideas on what could be causing
> > this?
> > Kevin
> > On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 3:46 PM, Jim March <1.jim.march@gmail.com>
> wrote: