[Nottingham] Wireless dongle ....

[Barry Drake]

On Wed, 2011-02-09 at 17:15 +0000, Barry Drake wrote:
> Thanks for that.  Yes, I am running Ubuntu 10.04 on the netbook I want
> to use.  The modprobe command connects to the dongle straight away.  

You may be be interested in the story.  The Netbook is a Dell Mini 10v
with a built in Broadcom BCM4132 Wi-Fi chipset.  Just on occasions when
away, I have had it fail to connect to a wi-fi point.  Last week I was
standing the OpenSource Expo (UbuntuUK corner), and the available wi-fi
was from a Belkin F6D4230-4 v1 router.  I could not connect to it from
the Dell Mini, but my Laptop (and everyone else's) connected just fine.
When I got back, I went out and bought a Belkin F6D4230-4, and the fault
was exactly the same!  The little USB dongle connects to the Belkin just
fine, so I can carry it with me ready for the next problem router I
encounter.  So - thanks again.

(I may not buy another Belkin product!).

Regards,		Barry.

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