[Leaplist] Re: Leaplist Digest,New to Linux

[Phil Barnett]

On Fri, 2010-02-19 at 06:05 -0800, Bruce Kalashian wrote:
> 
> Thanks for answering.
> First--I have a DSL modem and a Netgear router hooked up to it.  This
> computer, which is not the one I asked about, is connected through an
> ether net cable to the router and then the router to the DSL.  The
> computer I asked about, the Gateway, connects through a wireless
> adapter built in to it.  It connects OK when running Windows, I just
> can't get it to set up using Puppy.  To correct the last message the
> Gateway has a 150+/- gig drive and 512 MB ram.
> 
> Ok,  So the ESSID is what is coming back to me when I start to Auto
> connect?  I don't mind telling you it is "go-away".  That is coming
> from the router?
> 
>   I live in the woods so that is the only one that I see.  Pass
> phrase....is that the pass word?  There are two that I have here in my
> notes.......one is User Name--"admin" and Pass word---"Password".  I
> think that is what he used when installing the router.  Also an
> IP---10.0.0.1, that is all I have in my notes.  Then we made a pass
> word "kb4gw123" but I am not sure what to do with that, I think that
> is how I got the Gateway to hook up to the router in Windows.
> 
> When I am trying to get set up I get a window that wants Profile Name
> and ESSID, when I tried to put any of those in, assuming Profile Name
> is "go-away",  and I hit "Test"  it says that it sees the connection
> but when I try to connect to the internet I get "Page Failed" no
> connection, try again.
> 
> The DSL modem is a Westell but I don't think that matters because it
> is working here and on the Gateway when in Windows.
> 
> Thank you very much,
> Bruce

go-away is the ESSID and is coming from the wireless access point built
into the Netgear router.

If you see that then all you have left is to:

1. Pick the right type of encryption (or maybe none, but I doubt it)
2. Give it the correct passphrase.

If you can hook up to it through windows, some inspection of which
encryption is being used will help you get the same encryption going
under Puppy.

That is where I would look next.


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