[Novalug] Wireless

Ken Kauffman kkauffman@headfog.com
Thu May 24 16:34:50 EDT 2007


Make sure a patron of whatever retail shops service you use, cuz ya never
know:

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070522-michigan-man-arrested-for-using-cafes-free-wifi-from-his-car.html

k

On Thu, May 24, 2007 16:02, gregory pryzby wrote:
> On Thu, May 24, 2007 at 03:59:47PM -0400, Dan Arico wrote:
>> I got a ZyXEL G-102 wireless card for my laptop so I can use it on
>> trips.
>> (no wireless here)
>>
>> I'm running OpenSUSE 10.2 on the laptop. It detects the card and
>> correctly identifies it. Should I assume that all I need to do at this
>> point is configure it?
>
> Sure...
>
> If you are using NetworkManager, click (left button) and see if it
> sees any APs.
>
> You can check the logs (/var/log/message /var/log/NetworkManager) for
> information, errors, etc/
>
> Panera, Fairfax Libraries, coffee shops (Caribou at Kings Park) all
> have free wireless to test with.
>
> --
> greg pryzby                              greg at pryzby dot org
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