23 Dec
2014
23 Dec
'14
8:35 a.m.
On 23/12/2014 01:07, Robert Peters wrote:
On 23 December 2014 at 08:19, Timothy Pearson
<kb9vqf(a)pearsoncomputing.net> wrote:
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I haven't been following the thread so apologies if I'm repeating stuff.
As Tim says, firmware/security seem likely culprits. This link may help;
http://www.gc-linux.org/wiki/WL:Wifi_Configuration
Mike.
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Off the top of my head Ubuntu ships with non-free
firmware by default and
allows insecure operations (such as using WEP--WEP is practically useless
and provides no real protection) by default. Debian has a more privacy-
and security-conscious stance, and does not ship non-free firmware by
default among other restrictions.
Personally I prefer the Debian approach, but that is due to my years of
experience with Linux and my preference to know of potential security
problems. Most users (including myself when I was just getting started so
long ago) instead find this frustrating and spend long hours with Google
trying to figure out why things are not working. ;-)
Tim
Thanks. I'll look for a wired connection or WPA-secured network and
have a go at the Debian version.
Robert