How to get ath5k working on Jaunty with Compat-wireless and a self-compiled kernel

May 20, 2009 · Networking · 15 comments

How to get ath5k working on Jaunty with Compat-wireless and a self-compiled kernel

I used to have some trouble while setting up my Atheros PCI card on Ubuntu Linux 9.04. It worked natively on Ubuntu 8.04, where it was detected as ath0. I upgraded from 8.04 to 8.10 whereby I noticed my wireless PCI card didn't work natively anymore. Someone suggested me to upgrade from 8.10 to 9.04 Jaunty, and I did that immediately. After the system upgrade I noticed again that my wireless device was gone in Ubuntu 9.04. When I ran iwconfig I didn't see wlan0 or ath0 anymore.

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How to setup Cricket Wireless A600 Broadband Modem in Ubuntu

May 16, 2009 · Networking · 31 comments

This tutorial will explain how to setup latest Cricket Wireless 3g Modem working under Ubuntu
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Cisco VPN tip for Ubuntu 9.0.4 (Jaunty) users

April 28, 2009 · Networking · 24 comments

If you want to configure Cisco VPN on Ubuntu 9.0.4 is very easy now.You don't need to install the Cisco VPN client -- NetworkManager includes support for Cisco IPSec VPNs.NetworkManager attempts to keep an active network connection available at all times. It is intended primarily for laptops where it allows easy switching betwen local wireless networks, it's also useful on desktops with a selection of different interfaces to use. It is not intended for usage on servers.
This package provides a VPN plugin for vpnc, providing easy access Cisco Concentrator based VPN's.
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How to Enable Packet Injection on a Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Wireless Card

April 21, 2009 · Networking · 13 comments

Packet injection is a computer networking term which refers to sending a packet on a network into an already established connection.This tutorial will explain how to Enable Packet Injection on a Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Wireless Card
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New madwifi now supports AR2425 in madwifi-trunk branch

April 16, 2009 · Networking, News · 22 comments

For all the people that have an AR2425 based Atheros card (e.g. AR5007EG), it has been a lot of time without knowing with which driver it should work correctly.

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