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From: Joe LaVigne 
Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu
Subject: Re: Help with Network Settings in 6.06, Puleeez !
Date: 4 Mar 2007 23:15:57 GMT
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On Sun, 04 Mar 2007 22:04:57 +0000, Josiah Jenkins wrote:

> I'm sitting here *again* with a totally clean installation of 6.06
> on my other machine, an old IBM T21 laptop with PCMCIA
> card (a Belkin F5D7010 wit RaLink 2500 chipset which I'm
> told will work with the correct drivers).
> 
> Unfortunately the laptop does not have an ethernet connection
> so hard wiring it to get things 'up and running' then switching
> to a wireless connection is not an option which is open to me.
> 
> I've been here (many times) already and it all usually goes pear
> shaped when I get to the point of trying to connect to my wireless
> network using, as I have always done with my Win networks,
> fixed IP addresses.
> 
> ie I'm past the : 'ndiswrapper -l' = 'Installed ndis drivers:
> rt2500  driver present, hardware present' check
> I've changed the entry for IPv6 in /etc/modprobe.d/aliases
> I've blacklisted IPv6 in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
> I've deleted all entries for IPv6 in Networking>Network
> Settings>Hosts.
> 
> So far, so good ?
> Have I missed anything ?
> 
> So before I start this time, can someone confirm that I'm
> putting the correct information in the correct fields in
> Network settings and haven't missed anything or got
> something_totally_wrong ?
> 
> What goes (if anything) in 'Location' ?
> 
> Default gateway device showing is : ra0
> which looks to be OK.
> 
> On the various tabs in Network Settings.
> 
> Connection
> Network Name = usr9106 - (USR9106 Wireless router)
> Key type = Hexadecimal
> WEP = 
> Configuration = Static IP Address
> IP Address = 192.168.1.xx - T21 Laptop with Ubuntu install
> Subnet mask = 255.255.255.0
> Gateway address 192.168.1.aa - USR9106 Wireless router
> 
> General
> Hostname = tango-t21 - T21 Laptop with Ubuntu install
> Domain Name = 192.168.1.xx - T21 Laptop with Ubuntu install
> 
> DNS . . . . Is there anything needs to go in here ?
> DNS Servers 
> Search Domains 

You'll need the address of your DNS server.  If you do not have one on
your local LAN, the one at your ISP should be fine.  

> 
> Hosts
> 192.168.1.aa usr9106
> 127.0.0.1 localhost tango-t21
> 127.0.1.1 tango-t21

^ What is this?  127.0.0.1 is the local loopback address, which is
already addressed on the previous line.

> (All entries relating to Ipv6 have been removed)
> 
> Any help appreciated. I've been at this for over two weeks now, in which
> time I've managed to get an Internet connection twice.
> 
> But of course, on re-boot I lost it again . . .
> 
> I *NOW* know that after I get it set up I'll need to edit several files
> such as '/etc/network/interfaces' and the '/etc/modules' file but I'll
> cross that bridge when I get to it.

Why aren't you using DHCP?  Your router should be able to provide a pool
of local addresses, and it will cut your configuration down to nothing.

Also, I am not sure why you should have to edit any files once it is
working.  The changes made in the network gui are persistent.  Unless you
are doing things not supported by the gui, you should be set.
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