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Users / Re: Decisions on Core + MD or Hybrid approach

« on: January 12, 2010, 07:47:14 pm »

Ok.  So I'm completely green on this Linux stuff but I did manage to get the wireless working:

Install LMCE normally using ETH0 (hardwired) as internet connection.
After install:
- Swap interfaces.
- Create file /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf.  The contents looks like this for my wireless setup:
      network={
           scan_ssid=1 # only necessary if SSID is hidden
           ssid="MySSID"
           proto=WPA
           key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
           psk="MyPSK"
     }
   Test if the wireless associates by: sudo wpa_supplicant -iwlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
   (I had to play with this for a while to get it to work)

- Add this line to /etc/network/interfaces.conf immediately below "iface wlan0 inet dhcp"
      wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf

- Reboot

If all was correct then WLAN0 should now be your internet connection and ETH0 should be the LMCE network. It works great.

So far I'm really impressed with these Zotac 330s.

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Users / Re: Decisions on Core + MD or Hybrid approach

« on: January 12, 2010, 12:11:29 am »

I really can't read the small print on that wireless card.  I'll have to get someone with better eyes to do it.

Anyway... I thought the wireless on the 330 was working:

I installed in this order:
- 0810 DVD
- Updated & Upgraded dist
- Installed Nvidia Drivers (from Nvidia)
- Setup Wireless networking in Network Manager.  I attached to my home router using WPA2.  Unplugged wire and verified it worked by browsing web.
- Reattached hardwire (it also is connected to internet)
- Ran LinuxMCE install script
- Wireless is now dead. 

NetworkManager of course is not enabled and I will have to do some research to find out why the install killed the wireless.  If anyone knows please help.

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Users / Re: Decisions on Core + MD or Hybrid approach

« on: January 11, 2010, 06:48:53 pm »

I had the same thought with the Zotac 330s.  I built one as a 0810 core and so far it hasn't had any problems.

To swap the wlan0 and eth0 there is a swap nic button (don't remember the exact wording) in the Web Admin pages...  Configure->Network somewhere near the bottom.