Re: gnome-list Digest, Vol 68, Issue 14, Item 1

[Desmond Armstrong <desmond armstrong gmail com>]

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>    1. Cannot connect to wireless router (jack salemi gmail com)
>    2. Re: Cannot connect to wireless router (Luis Matos)
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> Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:48:18 +0000
> From: jack salemi gmail com
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> Subject: Cannot connect to wireless router
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> If this is so wonderful why won't UBUNTU connect to my wireless router?  
> I've been using Windows for 14 years and never run into such a PITA ! What  
> am I doing wrong. Even many UBUNTU users says "Network Manager S**ks".
> Thanks,
> Jack
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> Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:39:27 +0000
> From: Luis Matos <luis matos ua pt>
> To: jack salemi gmail com
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> Subject: Re: Cannot connect to wireless router
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> Hello ... please, be a little bit patient ... last time that occoured to
> me, the letters of the required password where UPPER case and i was
> typing lower case.
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> Seg, 2009-12-28 ?s 21:48 +0000, jack salemi gmail com escreveu:
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> > If this is so wonderful why won't UBUNTU connect to my wireless
> > router? I've been using Windows for 14 years and never run into such a
> > PITA ! What am I doing wrong. Even many UBUNTU users says "Network
> > Manager S**ks".
> > Thanks,
> > Jack
> >     

You need to be careful to distinguish between what is the gnome role and 
what is the system / Ubuntu part.

To answer you question directly, though, the reason I use the PWP of 
Mandriva and do pay an annual subscription to Mandriva is exactly for 
this reason.

Ubuntu is totally open source and therefore may not include the Wi-Fi 
firmware which is what you are seeking. Yes you can certainly find the 
firmware and drivers etc on the internet but, Ubuntu cannot include 
anything which is proprietary in this way. Mandriva PWP which I use for 
so many machines, contains quite a lot of proprietary software for my 
convenience.

In your case if you are using a recent version of Ubuntu then your Wi-Fi 
will be known to it (kernel) but, you will still some firmware.

And as for the comment

"Network
Manager S**ks".

Sorry, he does need to understand the principles of open source.

Regards.