[Leaplist] Wifi on Laptop

[Danny W. Burdick]

kwifimanager
and wifi-radar both excellent packages....
check em out

burdicda


Hank Lambert wrote:
> I finally got Linux installed on my laptop as the only OS, no dual 
> boot. I installed Debian Etch, and the install went flawless. The 
> laptop is a Gateway 7330GZ with a Broadcom wireless adapter. Etch 
> detected the wireless adapter, and assigned it as Eth1 using the 
> BCM43xx module (I expected Wlan0 or something similar, but who cares). 
> The problem I had was that the network manager only gives the 
> possibility of WEP, no other encryption. My network is currently using 
> WPA-PSK, so I added the info into my /etc/network/interfaces file and 
> was able to bring it up, works like a champ. So here is my question; 
> how do I connect to other wireless LANs, such as Starbucks or others 
> if I have to manually edit the interfaces file? If that is the answer, 
> I am OK with it, but is there an easier way, or possibly further 
> entries into the interfaces file that will allow auto detection? Or is 
> there an auto detection feature in Etch that I am unaware of? I know 
> this is the place to come, as most of you all use laptops, some 
> exclusively.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --Hank
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