Thread: Some basic wifi questions
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jurop88 is offline jurop88
2010-12-26 , 12:55
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Originally Posted by retsaw View Post
I got an ad-hoc connection with MobileHotspot working on my netbook running Ubuntu 9.10, both with the in-built Atheros wifi and a cheap Ralink usb wifi stick, but I did have to enter the hex key rather than the passphrase (you can see the hex key your n900 using by typing "iwconfig" on the terminal as root).
perhaps a little OT, but I still had no success in connecting my ralink based DWL-G122 on the ubuntu 10.4 desktop to my trusty n900 in ad-hoc mode. Passkey doesn't matter since I won't use any key until the connection is successful for simpler debugging. And it is one of the task I try to accomplish almost every time I have some spare time!

No experience with Broadcom chips, unforftunately. BTW, is the bluetooth stack still under work in Meego? I use the DUN bluetooth connection, too, with the ubuntu and mac boxes. I hate to admit that with my Windows slate MobileHotSpot ad-hoc is flawless and faster - and allows multiple computer connections, too!