Using IPW3945 instead IWL3945 for Intel wireless 3945 in hardy

May 16, 2008 · General, Networking · 55 comments

while i'm using my dell d620 with an intel wireless 3945 card i have the following problems with hardy and the new iwl3945:

-throughput is limited 110kb/s rx
-the wireless lan is very unstable
-sometimes the system freezes while scanning for networks

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Howto Install TOR,Privoxy and Tor GUI Programs (Vidalia,Tork and Torbutton)in Ubuntu

May 13, 2008 · Networking, Security · 29 comments

Tor is a software project that helps you defend against traffic analysis, a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security. Tor protects you by bouncing your communications around a distributed network of relays run by volunteers all around the world: it prevents somebody watching your Internet connection from learning what sites you visit, and it prevents the sites you visit from learning your physical location.

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Atheros AR5007 wireless with madwifi on Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy heron)

April 29, 2008 · Networking · 144 comments

If you have Atheros AR5007 wireless network adapter follow this procedure to make it work in ubuntu 8.04

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Wicd – Wired and Wireless Network manager for Ubuntu

April 28, 2008 · Networking · 36 comments

Wicd is an open source wired and wireless network manager for Linux which aims to provide a simple interface to connect to networks with a wide variety of settings.

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Howto Connect to Windows VPN server (PPTP) with Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon)

April 22, 2008 · Networking · 20 comments

This tutorial will explain how to Connect to Windows VPN server (PPTP) with Ubuntu Gutsy.Ubuntu makes it simple to connect to a Microsoft Windows VPN server at your workplace with NetworkManager and the pptp plugin.

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