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DATE | 2009-02-09 |
FROM | Ruben Safir
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SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] ubuntu wifi
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On Sun, Feb 08, 2009 at 09:20:46PM -0500, Ronny Abraham wrote: > I have ubuntu on a macbook pro, and I frequently work in Starbucks. > Lately, I've been switching over to the Linux side of the force, and > I've noticed that ubuntu frequently gets kicked off on the wifi. That > is, I'll make a connection, everything will be groovy and then *poof* > it kicks me off. This never happens when I use the mac side. I did a > few searches and found that there've been a lot of complaints about > wifi on Linux in general. > > Anyone else have similar problems? Maybe a few solutions? :) >
I don't use Starbucks. Aren't they using tmobile for connectivity and don't they have some kind of web based authentication?
do a tail -f on your messages log and see what it says.
Ruben
> -ron
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