Puppy laptop internet connection

systemcrash · 15. Jun 2011, 05:38 PM

i have a laptop running puppy linux and i have just changed my internet broadband. My previous one was WPA but now its WPA2. For security reason i want to keep it WPA2 but the laptop is not connecting to it. It did connect with WPA im trying to figure out if its the laptops problem (the wireless card or something) or if Puppy linux is unable to connect to WPA2....

Ritho · 15. Jun 2011, 05:45 PM

I have puppy on a usb stick and it connects to my network using wpa2 just fine while running on an Acer Aspire One netbook.

systemcrash · 19. Jun 2011, 01:45 PM

Thanks for the reply guess il have to upgrade the laptop

bibzgi · 19. Jun 2011, 05:50 PM

I've got a Dell Inspiron laptop with linux Mint OS, and a 4 GB USB stick with the latest Puppy OS.

I've not yet been able to get wireless to work on Puppy. It was a snap with Mint and Ubuntu.

Of course, it's quite doable if one goes to the Puppy forums or googles the issue...and focuses on the solutions.

But who wants to "focus" when not at work? Not me, ha ha. It's just not my style.

My kid's friend showed me his netbook, and it looked kewl! And lightweight too!

I can't wait to get one, when I have the funds for one, someday.

In the meantime, Puppy works fine with a direct internet connection.

Actually, Puppy was the only portable OS with persistence that I got to work!

UNetbootin nicely downloads and installs the latest Puppy on a clean USB stick formatted to fat32 with Gparted.

Questions: Would Puppy install to a USB stick formatted to ext4 etc. and is that even preferable insofar as the Puppy persistence saved file automatically builds on ext2?

bibzgi · 11. Jul 2011, 01:48 AM

systemcrash, I finally had luck with Puppy Wary in regard to wireless internet connection.

I just clicked the "Connect" icon, then chose "wlan0", and the available wireless connections appeared. A window opened up to make my wireless connection appear at the top of the list.

Puppy Lucid, the standard distro, I had no luck with getting connected to the internet.

I'm commenting here from Linux Puppy Wary 5 operating system on my pen drive.

1002richards · 16. Jul 2011, 08:45 AM

I found that Mac Pup found my Dell Inspiron wireless and conncted out of the box. Have you given Mac Pup a spin?
http://macpup.org/

Richard

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systemcrash Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 192	Puppy laptop internet connection i have a laptop running puppy linux and i have just changed my internet broadband. My previous one was WPA but now its WPA2. For security reason i want to keep it WPA2 but the laptop is not connecting to it. It did connect with WPA im trying to figure out if its the laptops problem (the wireless card or something) or if Puppy linux is unable to connect to WPA2.... __________________ If it ain't broke don't fix it, improve it, break it then fix it

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Ritho Foundation Editor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 1,391	I have puppy on a usb stick and it connects to my network using wpa2 just fine while running on an Acer Aspire One netbook. __________________ The smallest good deed is better than the greatest intention.

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19. Jun 2011, 05:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
bibzgi Full Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 60	I've got a Dell Inspiron laptop with linux Mint OS, and a 4 GB USB stick with the latest Puppy OS. I've not yet been able to get wireless to work on Puppy. It was a snap with Mint and Ubuntu. Of course, it's quite doable if one goes to the Puppy forums or googles the issue...and focuses on the solutions. But who wants to "focus" when not at work? Not me, ha ha. It's just not my style. My kid's friend showed me his netbook, and it looked kewl! And lightweight too! I can't wait to get one, when I have the funds for one, someday. In the meantime, Puppy works fine with a direct internet connection. Actually, Puppy was the only portable OS with persistence that I got to work! UNetbootin nicely downloads and installs the latest Puppy on a clean USB stick formatted to fat32 with Gparted. Questions: Would Puppy install to a USB stick formatted to ext4 etc. and is that even preferable insofar as the Puppy persistence saved file automatically builds on ext2?

11. Jul 2011, 01:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
bibzgi Full Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 60	systemcrash, I finally had luck with Puppy Wary in regard to wireless internet connection. I just clicked the "Connect" icon, then chose "wlan0", and the available wireless connections appeared. A window opened up to make my wireless connection appear at the top of the list. Puppy Lucid, the standard distro, I had no luck with getting connected to the internet. I'm commenting here from Linux Puppy Wary 5 operating system on my pen drive.

16. Jul 2011, 08:45 AM	#6 (permalink)
1002richards Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sussex, UK. Posts: 167	I found that Mac Pup found my Dell Inspiron wireless and conncted out of the box. Have you given Mac Pup a spin? http://macpup.org/ Richard