Ubuntu 8.04 - use Wireless as default network connection

feenster99 · 10 Jun 2008 at 23:15

Hi all,
Fresh install of Ubuntu 8.04.

On booting, it defaults to using the Wired connection. Is there any way to make it use a specific SSID wireless as the default, so it auto-connects on boot? At the moment, i have to manually pick the SSID from the tray icon to make it connect.

Matt

Wizardskills · 11 Jun 2008 at 00:52

Humm, do u have the ethernet plugged in as well? I managed to get mine working fine each time with ndiswrapper using a netgear 311v3

feenster99 · 11 Jun 2008 at 12:32

Hi,
No, there is no ethernet cable plugged in

Matt

Outcast · 11 Jun 2008 at 15:54

Thats strange

If I pull the wire out of the back 8:04 automatically switches over to wireless. (Linksys card) and vice versa if I plug it back in.

feenster99 · 11 Jun 2008 at 22:14

Yeah, not sure what's going on. Will enquire over on the Ubuntu Forums

Matt

Whiskas · 12 Jun 2008 at 13:28

I added the following to a headless download box connected via wireless to my /etc/network/interfaces:

Code:

# The primary network interface
auto ath0
iface ath0 inet dhcp
pre-up wpa_supplicant -Bw -Dwext -iath0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
post-down killall -q wpa_supplicant

You will need to create your own wpa_supplicant.conf. You can use wpa_passphrase <SSID> <passphrase> and then append its output to your wpa_supplicant.conf file.

Now with any luck your wifi will work and crappy GUI tools won't break your config

feenster99 · 12 Jun 2008 at 22:22

Thanks matey, i'll try it. Would have thought the GUI tools would have had this in place - weird...

Matt