Wireless connection problem

[Robert Holtzman]

On Mon, 18 May 2009, Robert Holtzman wrote:

> On Sun, 17 May 2009, Lisa Kachold wrote:
>
>> On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 7:55 PM, Robert Holtzman <holtzm at cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 17 May 2009, Josef Lowder wrote:
>>>
>>>                 ..........snip...........
>>>
>>>>
>>>> In the control center network center, the qwest3856 SSID shows up with
>>>> 5-bars signal strength, Managed operating mode, and wep-manual 40/64
>>>> bit (10 characters) encryption.  But when I try to connect, it says
>>>> "cannot connect."  I reconfigured the router to "no privacy" and can
>>>> connect, but I cannot connect with wep security.
>>>
>>> I have the same problem running Ubuntu Hardy and a Linksys WRT54GL
>>> router. If you get it resolved please post the solution as I have been
>>> going around and around with the problem for over a month.
>>>
>>>
>> This is the type of technical information anyone needs to help you:
>>
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/183619
>>
>> What is your patch version, driver, hardware, logs, etc?
>
> I ran thru most of this under a thread from mid April called "the
> infamous linux wifi monster strikes" including a lot of the information
> required. A number of people were quite helpful but I had to break off
> with no final resolution when I got called out of town. Later this week
> or early next I'll have time to readdress the problem and I'll resupply
> the information.

I have to apologize. The thread I cited in my post was posted on the 
Ubuntu-users list. The one I posted here was "wireless problem" and 
didn't contain the information I posted to the Ubuntu list. I'll be back 
to lay the whole thing out later.

Again, my apologizes.

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