[Leaplist] Re: Leaplist Digest,New to Linux

[Tony Turner]

I would also change the passwords to something harder to guess and/or
not disclosed on a mailing list.

Phil Barnett wrote:
> 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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