[ubuntu] Official Backport Repository!

[Brad De Vries]

On 11/8/05, Matthew Carpenter <matt at eisgr.com> wrote:
> Hey Brad,
>
> What do you say about writing a wpa/11x SxS?  I've been banging my head
> against xsupplicant for PEAP/MSCHAPv2.
> Perhaps your perspective would help.  I'm not sure what the problem is.  And
> I'm getting unpredictable results, like sometimes the card works and others
> it doesn't.  Probably my fault, installing too many drivers or somesuch.
>
> What kind of card are you using?  Are your drivers prebuilt to support wpa and
> 11x?
>
> Thanks!
>
> On Tuesday 04 October 2005 02:37, Brad De Vries wrote:
> > On 10/3/05, Matthew Carpenter <matt at eisgr.com> wrote:
> > > As of July, Ubuntu is maintaining their own Backport Repository!
> > >
> > > Just add the following line to /etc/apt/sources.list:
> > > deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-backports main universe
> > > multiverse restricted
> > >
> > > Hope this is helpful to all you ubuntu folks.  I realize it's dated
> > > information but I didn't see it until today.  So I thought I'd share
> > >
> > > Since I've been so scarce on here lately, I'll just tell you that I'm
> > > running all Kubuntu, mostly Hoary, but two Breezy boxen (laptops) to
> > > check things out.  Not perfect, but definitely a nice way of life.  I
> > > have actually come to appreciate their sudo way of life and have to admit
> > > to liking it.  I also like the way most of their stuff "just works" and
> > > is available.
> >
> > I just updated my 5.04 (Hoary) Kubuntu laptop to 5.10 (Breezy) the
> > other day and now my wireless network won't come up.  Everything had
> > been working before the update.  Now, although wpa_supplicant seems to
> > connect fine, I don't ever get an IP via DHCP.
> >
> > Any thoughts anyone?
> >
> > Brad.
> >
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> --
> Matthew Carpenter
> matt at eisgr.com                          http://www.eisgr.com/

I'm up for it but I was only successful with Kubuntu 5.04.

My setup:
  - Kubuntu 5.10
  - Proxim Silver ORiNOCO 11b/g PC Card, which uses the Atheros
chipset, which is supported by madwifi
 - D-Link DI-624 wireless router, etc.

I've not tried xsupplicant but rather wpa_supplicant.  Some setup
configurations allow my wpa_supplicant to connect and even stay
connected but I never get an IP from the DHCP server.

If I change the security to WEP, I can connect every time.

My laptop dual boots and if I run Win2000, I can connect every time
with either WEP or WPA.

All that being said, I'd be happy to work with you on a SxS.

Brad.