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#1 2006-10-29 16:14:59
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wireless link to laptop
Can I use the wireless net on my box to talk to my laptop (or share connection!) ?
Would like to able to use laptop for net etc ...
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#2 2006-10-30 00:13:36
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Re: wireless link to laptop
yes, so long as your driver has support, you ought to be able to run an adhoc connection between them.
iwconfig ethX mode ad-hoc
iwconfig ethX essid mrgreens
and generate yourself a wep key:
http://www.andrewscompanies.com/tools/wep.asp
iwconfig ethX key <key>
then just set a static IP on both computers.
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#3 2006-10-30 07:23:00
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Re: wireless link to laptop
iwconfig output
wlan0 802.11b/g Mode:Managed Channel=5
Access Point: Not-Associated Bit Rate:11 Mb/s
Retry:on Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0wlan0 [r8187] module not sure if AUR version is working yet
I grabbed it from realtek site need to scan for laptop first I guess
O & thanks ;-)
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#4 2006-10-30 07:42:44
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Re: wireless link to laptop
oops, typo.
it was iwconfig mode ad-hoc, not adhoc. i've edited the above for you.
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#5 2006-10-30 12:11:02
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Re: wireless link to laptop
no worries mate ;-)... thanks for the help
How do I set static address ? my main system uses dhcp ......
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#6 2006-11-01 16:42:21
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Re: wireless link to laptop
wlan0 802.11b/g ESSID:"mrgreen"
Mode:Managed Channel=1 Access Point: Not-Associated
Bit Rate:11 Mb/s
Retry:on Fragment thr:off
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
[ ~ ] > Now how do I scan for my router ;-S ?
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#7 2006-11-01 18:44:14
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Re: wireless link to laptop
man iwlist
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#8 2006-11-01 18:51:13
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Re: wireless link to laptop
:oops: thanks
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#9 2006-11-28 16:23:46
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Re: wireless link to laptop
Can you set up static ip from command line ? for wlan0 then I will set up laptop to match
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#10 2006-11-29 04:25:26
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Re: wireless link to laptop
ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.23 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255
adjust how you see fit.
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#11 2006-11-29 08:29:32
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Re: wireless link to laptop
doh! .... sorry yes of course replace eth0 with wlan0
Thanks man.... 8)
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#12 2006-12-01 10:49:52
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Re: wireless link to laptop
Yeah all set up on both machines only laptop will not set ad-hoc [under ubuntu!]
I can ping 192.168.1.23 on both but I guess they would anyway
Will have to read up more on getting shared network connection as I am a little in the dark about this sort of stuff
Thanks for all your help
MrG
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