[PLUG] Why Laptop Cannot Find Wireless Networks

[Dave Johnson]

The lobby does have a stronger signal than surgery room.  Why you wouldn't
be able to connect would just be strange.

They can't tell the OS, I was being sarcastic...sorry.

Maybe there might be something wrong with your wifi-manager.
"wicd-client" is @ version 1.7.0 according to their website.  Do you have
the latest version.

According to this post, reinstalling the OS seems to have fixed it.
Not a lot of info, but it might lead us into the right direction.  I think
his version was 1.66.xx or something.
http://wicd.net/punbb/viewtopic.php?id=745

~Ciao~


On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 2:08 PM, Rich Shepard <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com>wrote:

> On Thu, 4 Aug 2011, Dave Johnson wrote:
>
> > Latest network drivers for the Wi-Fi cards are loaded?
>
>    Yep. Running the penultimate-latest Slackware and wicd had no problems
> seeing networks a couple of weeks ago on a business trip.
>
> > That or the hospital doesn't like Linux.  Were you able to test it out in
> > other areas as well?
>
>    How can they tell the OS? The signal on the 3rd floor (day surgery
> waiting
> room) was weak (1-2 flickering lights), so I went down to the lobby where I
> got 4/4 strong lights on the wireless detector.
>
> Rich
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