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<switchcat> |
wb |
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<echelon_> |
thanks :) |
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<switchcat> |
tag, you're it. |
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<dtpoirot> |
echelon... |
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<echelon> |
hi |
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<dtpoirot> |
...did you ever get wpasupplicant to work? |
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<echelon> |
well, i don't have a wpa-enabled ap to test it on :\ |
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<dtpoirot> |
I am plodding along nicely with an Ad-Hoc network to my laptop but would like to add security... |
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<echelon> |
but i was able to use it |
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<echelon> |
without any keys |
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<echelon> |
hrm.. why don't you just ssh? |
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<dtpoirot> |
example configs are butt-ugly |
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<echelon> |
more secure than wpa |
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<dtpoirot> |
I use SSH and SCP... very handy... |
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<echelon> |
yeah, so use that ^_^ |
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<dtpoirot> |
Corporate IT facists are grumpy that I have an open Ad-Hoc net... |
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<echelon> |
shouldn't have told 'em in the first place :P |
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<echelon> |
the less they know the better |
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<dtpoirot> |
got that right... |
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<dtpoirot> |
# Plaintext (no encryption) network |
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<dtpoirot> |
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant |
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<dtpoirot> |
network={ |
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<dtpoirot> |
ssid="example open network" |
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<dtpoirot> |
key_mgmt=NONE |
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<dtpoirot> |
} |
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<echelon> |
does your host machine have wpa? |
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<dtpoirot> |
nasty winderz xp wants to create a nice, secure Ad-Hoc... |
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<dtpoirot> |
service pack 3 seems to be screwed down tighter than ever... |
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<echelon> |
oh, if it's running windoze i dunno how much you can get done |
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<echelon> |
on my pc, i can set my wireless card to AP mode |
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<echelon> |
so i don't even have to ad-hoc |
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<switchcat> |
connecting to random wireless networks testing so far is not good. :( |
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<echelon> |
switchcat: yeah, the signal strength on the card isn't very good |
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<echelon> |
maybe it'll improve with real drivers |
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<echelon> |
not some patched up fake |
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<switchcat> |
how do we know the quality of the driver if it's closed source? |
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<echelon> |
the closed source driver shipped with the z2 worked fine for me |
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<echelon> |
but the one with openembedded isn't so nice |
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<switchcat> |
well I'm talking about the shipped software |
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<switchcat> |
I got a z2 with service |
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<switchcat> |
I can't connect to my own router when I'm in my basement (my router is on my 2nd floor) |
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<switchcat> |
and I tried to connect to our city-wide network and have not been successful |
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<echelon> |
does the city-wide network require to login or go through some webpage? |
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<switchcat> |
no |
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<switchcat> |
it used to, but they freed up the network |
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<echelon> |
i mean, when you connect, does it redirect you through some page? |
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<switchcat> |
i have never successfully connected |
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<echelon> |
on your laptop or whatever |
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<switchcat> |
i have never connected on any other device |
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<echelon> |
oh |
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<echelon> |
but the z2 works when you're near your router? |
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<switchcat> |
yes |
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<switchcat> |
just not in my basement |
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<echelon> |
maybe you could get a repeater |
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<switchcat> |
(when I used my laptop on my home router, in the same situation, it has worked) |
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<echelon> |
yeah, the laptop's card has more power |
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<switchcat> |
one thing that the zipit might potentially be good for is as a wifi detector... |
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<switchcat> |
even if it doesnt connect it tells you they are there and gives you at least some of their names |
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<echelon> |
should've gotten the amazon card :P |
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<echelon> |
i paid the $8 yesterday.. not going to use the card ever again ^_^ |
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<echelon> |
i didn't even activate it |
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<switchcat> |
there was no fineprint on that? |
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<switchcat> |
I'm not going to sell my soul (my personal data) for a measly $30 |
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<echelon> |
it's chase bank |
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<echelon> |
you've probably already given all your info to amazon anyway |
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<switchcat> |
not my social security number |
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<echelon> |
ssn is worthless you can get it from anywhere |
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<switchcat> |
hmmm I wonder if it is a case of "more power" ... if I run the zipit from the ac adapter in the basement I wonder if it will be able to connect to the router |
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<switchcat> |
anywhere? |
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<switchcat> |
if I was dead, yes, you could get it from the ssdi but i'm not so |
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