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masqueradestar

Problems with campus wireless + Linux?

Someone posted about problems with campus wireless on their Android, and I figured that this is a good a place as any to ask...

Has anyone else been having problems connecting/staying connected to campus wireless just from a Linux machine? I'm running Ubuntu 10.04 on a Thinkpad T400, and talked to someone today running the same OS on a T500 who had the same problem.

Does anyone have any idea what the problem is, and if there's a known fix/someone we should be bothering to get this fixed? It drives me crazy when I'm trying to work on campus. :(

Posted Feb 4, 2011, 5:36 AM UTC

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ProfessorBonsaiSenior (ECE)•

Try thinkwiki. I have a T61 and have never had a problem.

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masqueradestarOPAlum (CS '13, Philosophy '13)•

Just checked here and saw nothing about wireless problems. The aforementioned other dude with a T500 said it had something to do with the Intel chipset but I have no idea if that holds any water.

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dgray•

I have a thinkpad running Ubuntu 10.04 as well, and I don't think I've ever had problems with the wireless.

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halberdier25•

Mac OS10.6

Yup. Either won't connect at all or will not have internet access or will get, like, 800Kb/s. Sometimes it's stupid, sometimes it's fine. I think it varies by location.

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