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wyldekey

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Registered: 2009-06-29

Posts: 11

Trouble with wireless connection

I have a Dell Latitude D610 laptop. I've tried Crunchbang 8.10.02 on it from the live CD and would like to install it, except that I'm not able to use my wireless connection. When I click the network icon in the panel it displays my network plus two others from my neighbors, and I select it, enter my password, and when I click "connect" it spins for a while but then goes back to the input window and the password I entered has been replaced with a longer string of numbers and letters. That's as far as I can get. With other Ubuntu derived distros I've tried on this computer they all connect with no problem.
Any ideas what the problem may be?

anonymous

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From: Arch Linux Forums

Registered: 2008-11-29

Posts: 9,418

Re: Trouble with wireless connection

Uninstall the linux-backports-modules (search for it in Synaptic).

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wyldekey

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Registered: 2009-06-29

Posts: 11

Re: Trouble with wireless connection

Can I uninstall linux-backports-modules from a Live CD? I haven't actually installed Crunchbang to my HD yet.

anonymous

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From: Arch Linux Forums

Registered: 2008-11-29

Posts: 9,418

Re: Trouble with wireless connection

Yes you can.

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wyldekey

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Registered: 2009-06-29

Posts: 11

Re: Trouble with wireless connection

I booted from the CD again and uninstalled linux-backports-modules with synaptic. Then clicked the network icon in the panel, selected my network, entered the password, the little thing spins for several seconds but still no connection. The password still reverts back to this unknown string of letters & numbers.
I guess it just doesn't like my password!
Thanks for the assistance.

saturn9

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From: Lancashire, UK

Registered: 2008-12-02

Posts: 47

Re: Trouble with wireless connection

FWIW my Latitude 610 wireless works no problem at all.  My password also gets replaced with a long string, I assume this is a conversion to hex?

TheCeilingTiles

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Registered: 2009-06-15

Posts: 11

Re: Trouble with wireless connection

I have the same problem with my Latitude D800, although sometimes it connects and stay connected but only if i have my ethernet cable in, once i take it out it's fine. I'd like to use my wireless on a more permanent basis???

Gask

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Registered: 2009-06-27

Posts: 8

Re: Trouble with wireless connection

What is your wireless card/chip? (lspci | grep -i net   output will give the details). Another way is to use ndiswrapper.

anonymous

The Mystery Member

From: Arch Linux Forums

Registered: 2008-11-29

Posts: 9,418

Re: Trouble with wireless connection

Afaik that Latitude would have a Intel Pro 2200 wireless (802.11 b/g).

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