Apache as WLAN adapter in Ubuntu
 

So I plugged my Apache into my laptop yesterday to charge it and POOF!, a freakin' 10MB LAN adapter showed up and connected! I am using Ubuntu 8.04. Thought I would share this info for anyone that cares. :)

Re: Apache as WLAN adapter in Ubuntu
 

try benchmarking the data transfer rate and see what you get......I wanna know.

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I am still pretty new to linux, so this may take me a while...

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http://speakeasy.speedtest.net/

tried this?

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D@MMIT! It hooks up, but won't get an IP. I hate linux sometimes.

Re: Apache as WLAN adapter in Ubuntu
 

That probably has nothing to do with linux and more to do with the fact that your service provider bans tethering.

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I can hook it to windows XP and Vista and use it as a USB WLAN adapter just fine. Ubuntu just doesn't have the drivers so it tries to load some generic driver for it that only partially works.

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That could be true, but a lot of drivers are still very immature and in development stage for a lot of hardware. Nothing wrong with that though, just takes time!

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Yeah, there really isn't anything wrong with linux. It is just frustrating at times for Windows users.

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So when you hook it up under XP, you are using "Internet Connection Sharing" to get the usb Wlan to work ?
How do you set that up, the ICS ? I'm running Win2k and trying to get the ICS to work with the PC but I get no network connection let alone an ip addy....

Thanks..