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jimimaseye
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 Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:49 am Post subject: How to start wireless connection automatically on boot? X4.5 |
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I have just installed Doctore's Xandros (Kenux) 4.5 on a laptop.
I have a PCMIA 3COM wireless network card as the wireless adaptor as the preferred choice of network access.
When I boot, initailly I am only shown my LAN connection. If I click on WIRELESS NETWORKS (from the network system tray icon), it does show me my wireless network and prompt me to connect, which indeed I continue to do without a problem (including entering my WEP security key).
Once connected, everything looks and works fine.
I set the connection in the configuration preferences to start at boot, and set my preferred static IP address.
Heres the thing. When I reboot the laptop, I have to do all again. The wireless adaptor doesnt seem to search and connect as instructed by my connection preferences. I have searched the forums but cannot find anything specific to 'wireless adaptor works but just wont search and autoconnect at boot up'. (I had a similar problem with Xan3.0 but that had Redrum guiding me on downloading the driver to begin with and compiling which is not the problem I have now; my devices work already just need to remember to start everytime).
Can anyone help me please?
Thanks
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TekMate
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| Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 10:28 am Post subject: |
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Do it in the network preferences in the control center. I had the same issue and that is the only way I could make it stick. Not sure what the difference is.
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jimimaseye
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| Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 1:24 pm Post subject: |
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Spot on Tekmate!
That did the trick.
Log in as root, run the network connection setup through control panel. Job done.
Strange that it has to be that way, but a way IS a way. So no problem.
Thanks
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TekMate
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| Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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Glad it worked for you.
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