Thanks a lot! I'll give that a try this afternoon. Also for the list; has anyone got any experience with User Mode Linux at all? On 5/23/06, Jeff Rasmussen <jeff.rasmussen at gmail.com> wrote: > > Here is how I was able to get wpa_supplicant to work on the Dapper live CD. > > http://jeffrasmussen.wordpress.com/2006/05/13/ubuntu-wpa-goodness/ > > I tried repeating the steps and it seems I left out the correct sequence for > adding the wireless card through gnome. > > Jeff Rasmussen > > > > On 5/18/06, Jordan Peacock <hewhocutsdown at gmail.com> wrote: > > > I didn't want to bother the list any further, and if worst comes to > worst, I might bring in my machine at the installfest to hash some of > this out, but I haven't been getting much in the way of replies at the > forums, and in some cases my emails to people are bouncing, so.... > > 1) Setting up wireless card on my wife's laptop > > You can check this out for the full synopsis, but the final gist is: > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=174118 > > $ sudo /etc/init.d/ifplugd start > * Starting Network Interface Plugging Daemon... [fail] > $ sudo /etc/init.d/ifplugd start > * Starting Network Interface Plugging Daemon... Sorry, there is > already an instance of ifplugd for eth0 running. > Sorry, there is already an instance of ifplugd for wlan0 running. > [fail] > $ sudo /etc/init.d/ifplugd stop > * Stopping Network Interface Plugging Daemon... [ ok ] > $ sudo /etc/init.d/ifplugd start > * Starting Network Interface Plugging Daemon... [fail] > $ sudo /etc/init.d/wpasupplicant start > sudo: /etc/init.d/wpasupplicant: command not found > > I went into System: Administration: Networking and the 'wireless' is > still labelled 'eth1' instead of 'wlan0' and I don't know how to > change it, cause that's what ndiswrapper is using, correct? > > (for the record, the sound miraculous started working the next day, so > that's ok) > > 2) Setting up User Mode Linux > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=178313 > > 3) Setting up Samba File/Printer sharing on Windows & Ubuntu PCs/Laptops > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=178991 > > Hope that explains everything. It's frustrating not getting replies, > and most of the similar topics on the forums have died slow deaths > without clear answers. If you can help out, even a little, on any one > of these three topics, I would be very thankful. God bless > > -jordan > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > -- > Jeff Rasmussen > GPG public key 0x9686C12F > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > >