Ask Klaus!
Ask Klaus!
Klaus Knopper is the creator of Knoppix and co-founder of the LinuxTag expo. He currently works as a teacher, programmer, and consultant. If you have a configuration problem, or if you just want to learn more about how Linux works, send your questions to: klaus@linux-magazine.com
WiFi
Question:
Thank you for the reply to my email asking for help with my laptop WiFi. I am using Ubuntu 8.04.1. /etc/wpa_supplicant contains no wpa_supplicant.conf, but /etc/network/interfaces contains lines that look correct. And sudo wpa_cli status also looks correct. I have no idea how to do the real serious bit, which is check if the DHCP request is coming too early or coming at all. I use System | Administration | Network to enter the correct type and password, but something appears to be resetting them to a default.
With modern computers, things sometimes get changed without me knowingly doing anything. The WPA type and password is the only one that causes me serious trouble, except that I reinstalled Ubuntu 8.04.1 this week and I can only connect to the internet by cable, not WiFi. I live in hope that I am learning things nearly as fast as they change!
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