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Re: [gNewSense-users] On using wifi on Yeelong 8089 with Parkes
From: |
Chris Murphy |
Subject: |
Re: [gNewSense-users] On using wifi on Yeelong 8089 with Parkes |
Date: |
Sun, 9 Jun 2013 12:10:58 -0400 |
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Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) |
Hi! I am using a Yeeloong 8089-B, and I have gotten wireless internet
to work. I'm not sure if your laptop works differently from mine,
but here is how I connect.
First, make sure the system's wireless is turned on after you boot.
When my computer boots, the wireless is turned off, so after logging in
I hold the Fn key and hit F5. After a few seconds, the wireless LED on
the bottom right of my laptop lights up.
I don't use GNOME, so I don't know how to connect to the internet from
there, but you can use the command-line frontend for NetworkManager called
"cnetworkmanager" to connect with a terminal. If cnetworkmanager isn't
installed yet, plug into an Ethernet cable and install the cnetworkmanager
package. Then, log in as root and run this command to list access points:
# cnetworkmanager -a
If that worked, it will list the access points near you. Find the SSID
of the network you want to connect to, and then run this command:
# cnetworkmanager -C <ssid> --wpa-pass=<password>
where <ssid> is the SSID you want to connect to and <password> is the
WPA password. So on a NETGEAR-2.4-G with the WPA password "password",
you would connect like this:
# cnetworkmanager -C NETGEAR-2.4-G --wpa-pass=password
If everything is set up properly, it should connect. Press Ctrl-Z to
take it out of the foreground, then run this command to turn it into a
background process:
# bg
Then test your connection:
# ping -c 2 google.com
I hope all this helps. Good luck!