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Problems with wireless connestion Ubuntu 9

Last answer on Oct 31, 2009 6:39:57 pm GMT Tez, on Jun 14, 2009 12:16:52 am BST 
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I just installed Ubuntu 9.04 on my computer (duel-boot Vista), and having problems connecting to my wireless broadband. The network shows up on my list, but when I enter the password, it doesn't connect. After a little while, where it's trying to connect, the passwordbox popps up, but the line with the password is filled with letters and numbers. I'm not too good with computers, especially not Linux, and have no idea whats wrong.

Configuration: Windows Vista
Firefox 3.0.11
Ubuntu 9.04

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dvay16, on Jun 14, 2009 3:20:34 pm BST

Hello,

Normally it should work!! Did you put in the exact wep key for your wireless connection??

   
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Tez, on Jun 15, 2009 2:56:57 pm BST

Which would be the password, right?

   
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tommo2785, on Jun 19, 2009 2:16:08 pm BST

Yes it is the password, case sensitive
Is the correct protocol selected on the Ubuntu box for the router. ie. there the same protocol with the same SSID and password. If you have entered all of this it should work
Setitng up wireless is easy. Same with bluetooth. These two are probably easier to set up on linux than windows, same with static ip's for wired
that said i could never get my old ubuntu box to connect to an old Netgear wireless router. that said i couldn't get windows to connect either. I do lie, i got the XP laptop to connect once for a period of about 10 minutes.
OOH
just thought under settings for network in ubuntu do you have a static ip address set up for wireless connectivity or DHCP (ip obtained by host)
check your routers setting maybe you have or someone else for you has set up MAC address limiting or assigned specific IP's to specific box names or limited the amount of IP's. I do this on my network's as a security measure. To prevent unauthorized access as well as WPA.
Let me know how you go
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ralpho, on Sep 15, 2009 8:22:52 am BST

Try it with wallet open

   
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 cornik, on Oct 31, 2009 6:39:57 pm GMT

Did you find solution to this?
I have exactly the same problem. I just installed ubuntu 9.10 (dual-boot with windows vista). The password box pops up with the encrypted key already filled up using WEP, even when I already set it up to use WPA before connecting to my wireless router. And when I change it again to WPA and put my passphase, it still won't authenticate. I notice the same problem when I reinstalled windows vista, I have to install the realtek rtl 8187 driver from Gateway because it also won't connect after fresh install.

   
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