[Wylug-help] Orange Livebox WIFI and Fedora Linux on a DELL

[Lee Evans]

Hi Gary,

I would try changing the channel back to something between 1 and 11. 13 is
not part of the original specification, and your laptop or driver may not
accept it.

Try knocking the security down from WPA-PSK to 64 bit WEP. Again, some old
cards and drivers don't support the newer WPA-PSK (you didn't say what
laptop). 

Also make sure that your router is set to 802.11 a / b / g / n mode which
matches with those supported by your laptop / wifi card

There's no such thing as 'pairing' in WiFi - it's probably a WPS button, and
I've only ever known them to cause problems - it's trying to simplify
something that shouldn't be too complicated in the first place. I would set
your wifi config manually in the router, and work from there on the laptop

HTH
Lee

-----Original Message-----
From: wylug-help-bounces at wylug.org.uk
[mailto:wylug-help-bounces at wylug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Gary Stainburn
Sent: 05 November 2009 10:58
To: wylug-help at wylug.org.uk
Subject: [Wylug-help] Orange Livebox WIFI and Fedora Linux on a DELL

Hi folks,

I've just changed ISP to Orange and I'm trying to set up the WIFI connection
to my DELL, running an up-to-date FC11.

My desktop, connected by lan cable works fine and I have logged into the
Livebox to confirm the settings.

The WIFI settings are:

Channel 13 (changed from 6 but made no difference
WPA-PSK:
TKIP

I checked the key and it matches on both the Livebox and the laptop.

I pressed the WIFI button to put it into pairing mode.

When I try, it looks like it is connecting on the laptop but on the Livebox,
nothing appears on the device list.  I have no connectivity.

Anyone got any ideas?
--
Gary Stainburn

Gary's Haircut 700
Please visit http://www.justgiving.com/Gary-Stainburn/ to help me raise
money for Cancer Research - in return I'll have my head shaved
 

_______________________________________________
Wylug-help mailing list
Wylug-help at wylug.org.uk
https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/wylug-help