Tag Archives: Networking

Networking Browsing with pyNeighborhood in Xubuntu 8.10

Prior to Xubuntu 8.10 I used SMB for FUSE for networking browsing.  However, after upgrading to 8.10 I found that I would get an error: <b>Transport endpoint is not connected</b> everytime I try to copy a file to my Windows … Continue reading

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Creating static IP in Xubuntu 8.10

Ubuntu 8.10 ships with Network Manager 0.7, which comes with many features.  Unfortunately, I had a difficult time trying to assign a static IP to my computer as it would get lost after each restart.  I wasn’t the only one … Continue reading

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DD-WRT v24

When I flashed my Linksys WRT54GL router last year in July with the DD-WRT v23 SP2, the version has already been around since September 2006. The default firmware for Linksys has a severe problem where they track old connections for … Continue reading

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IBM Thinkpad Unauthorized Network Card

A week ago my wireless network card died on my IBM Thinkpad T42. I visited the IBM shopping website to look for the Intel Pro/Wireless 2200BG and found it cost approximately $80 not including taxes and shipping. Knowing the price … Continue reading

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Network Browsing with Xubuntu

Unlike like Ubuntu’s default file manager Nautilus for the GNOME desktop, the default file manager Thunar from Xubuntu doesn’t support samba/network browsing. Nautilus Share An easy workaround is to install the Nautilus Share package. When installing the Nautilus Share package … Continue reading

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