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   From: Josiah Jenkins    
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   Subject: Re: Help with Network Settings in 6.06, Puleeez !   
   Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:24:41 +0000   
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   Whilst perusing Usenet on 4 Mar 2007 23:15:57 GMT, I read these words   
   from Joe LaVigne  :   
   >On Sun, 04 Mar 2007 22:04:57 +0000, Josiah Jenkins wrote:   
   >   
      
   >>    
   >> ie I'm past the : 'ndiswrapper -l' = 'Installed ndis drivers:   
   >> rt2500  driver present, hardware present' check   
   >> I've changed the entry for IPv6 in /etc/modprobe.d/aliases   
   >> I've blacklisted IPv6 in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist   
   >> I've deleted all entries for IPv6 in Networking>Network   
   >> Settings>Hosts.   
   >>    
   >> So far, so good ?   
   >> Have I missed anything ?   
      
   So I'm OK to here ?   
   >>    
   In light of what was said, I've now put in the actual values !   
      
   >> What goes (if anything) in 'Location' ?   
      
   Presumably nothing *needs* to be entered ?   
   What is this for then ?   
   >>    
   >> Default gateway device showing is : ra0   
   >> which looks to be OK.   
   >>    
   >> On the various tabs in Network Settings.   
   >>    
   >>Connection   
   >>Network Name : usr9106 (USR9106 Wireless router)   
   >>Key type : Hexadecimal   
   >>WEP :      
   >>Configuration Static : IP Address   
   >>IP Address : 192.168.1.10 (T21 Laptop with Ubuntu install)   
   >>Subnet mask : 255.255.255.0   
   >>Gateway address : 192.168.1.1 (USR9106 Wireless router)   
   >   
   So I'm still OK to here ?   
      
   >>General   
   >>Hostname : tango-t21 T21 (Laptop with Ubuntu install)    
   >>Domain Name : 192.168.1.10 (T21 Laptop with Ubuntu install)   
      
   Still OK ?   
   Domain is IP address of the Laptop ?   
   >   
   >>DNS   
   >You'll need the address of your DNS server.   
   > If you do not have one on your local LAN,    
      
   Running 'ipconfig /all' in DOS on the Win network returns :   
       
   DNS Servers : 192.168.1.1 (ie the USR9106 Wireless router)   
   Search Domains    
   >   
   > . . . the one at your ISP should be fine.    
   >   
   >>Hosts   
   >>192.168.1.1 usr9106   
   >>192.168.1.10 tango-t21   
   >>127.0.0.1 localhost tango-t21   
   >>All Ipv6 entries removed   
   >   
   >^ What is this?  127.0.0.1 is the local loopback address,   
   >which is already addressed on the previous line.   
      
   127.0.0.1 is another automagic entry !   
   Same as all the IPv6 ones that were there.   
      
   Should I delete one of these entries ?   
   Does it matter which ?   
   >   
   >> (All entries relating to Ipv6 have been removed)   
   >>    
   >> Any help appreciated. I've been at this for over two weeks now,   
   >> in which time I've managed to get an Internet connection twice.   
   >>    
   >> But of course, on re-boot I lost it again . . .   
   >>    
   >> I *NOW* know that after I get it set up I'll need to edit several files   
   >> such as '/etc/network/interfaces' and the '/etc/modules' file but I'll   
   >> cross that bridge when I get to it.   
   >   
   >Why aren't you using DHCP?   
      
   AFAIR, *many* moons ago when trying to set up home networks   
   with Windoze NT4 (?), the only way I could get it to work was   
   using static IP addresses and I've just stuck with them through   
   W2K and XP.   
      
   > Your router should be able to provide a pool   
   >of local addresses, and it will cut your configuration down to nothing.   
   >   
   >Also, I am not sure why you should have to edit any files once it is   
   >working.  The changes made in the network gui are persistent.   
   >Unless you are doing things not supported by the gui, you should be set.   
      
   From 'somewhere else' . . . . . . .   
      
   "If everything works, you need to tell your system to load the module   
   "when the system starts up. You can either type the following into the   
   "terminal, which will add the proper line to the /etc/modules file:   
   "    
   "sudo ndiswrapper -m   
   "     
   "or you can add it manually by opening the file with this command:    
   "   
   "gksudo gedit /etc/modules   
   "     
   "and add the word ndiswrapper to the end of this file and save it.    
      
   ????????????   
      
   -- jjj   
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