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   From: Hadron    
   Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu   
   Subject: Re: I'm going backwards on wireless   
   Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2007 18:06:46 +0100   
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   Sybren Stuvel  writes:   
      
   > rupo enlightened us with:   
   >> 1.  Why does network settings, ifconfig and iwconfig all report my   
   >> wireless as eth1?  I was expecting wlan0 since sourceforge told me   
   >> that's what it should say.   
   >   
   > Some wifi drivers use wlanX, some use ethX. You might want to   
   > double-check that you're really using ndiswrapper.   
   >   
   >> 2.  Why is eth0 active?  I don't have anything plugged into the RJ45   
   >> connector.  I have no network at home.  Turning eth0 off makes no   
   >> difference.   
   >   
   > How do you know it's active?   
   >   
   > Sybren   
      
   On my system, network-manager is a buggy heap and its a toss of a coin   
   which interfaces will appear as "active". The issues are logged, but I   
   wouldnt hold my breath for a stable mobile solution for wireless ESSID   
   selections.   
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