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Message from discussion Automating WiFi connection at startup
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Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:15:54 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: Automating WiFi connection at startup
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Or the wifi update(s) from the elonex's website!! :
http://www.elonex.co.uk/support/products/onetupdates.shtm

On j=FAn. 12, 14:35, Gert <ge...@xs4all.nl> wrote:
> DesA schreef:> Hi,
>
> > I am successfully using WiFi on my Onet+, but this requires me to do
> > the following after boot up:
>
> > 1. Run the wireless-lan utility from the Internet tab (or run /bin/
> > wireless-lan from the command line)
> > 2. Explicitly connect to my SMC router from the list of networks
> > shown.
>
> > Has anybody got the "Preferred Network" conection to work for them,
> > i.e. do you connect automatically to your preferred wifi router when
> > running wireless-lan, as I cannot?
>
> Hi DesA,
>
> My Trendtac (about the same as Elonex but in the Netherlands) connects
> automatically everytime I start up the laptop.
> Mind though: it takes between 10 and 20 seconds after the desktop
> appears that the WiFi symbol turns orange and I can use the link.
>
> I remember installing a Wifi patch from Trendtac which also enables
> better wireless key options (Ascii).
> The patch is still on my temporary webspace: =A0http://www.xs4all.nl/~jos=
tht/epc/
>
> Maybe it will help.
>