From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3854B1580FD for ; Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:45:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D734FE07B2; Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:45:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mp-relay-02.fibernetics.ca (mp-relay-02.fibernetics.ca [208.85.217.137]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 941F0E0784 for ; Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:45:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mailpool-fe-01.fibernetics.ca (mailpool-fe-01.fibernetics.ca [208.85.217.144]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by mp-relay-02.fibernetics.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CFFA96218D for ; Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:45:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (mailpool-mx-02.fibernetics.ca [208.85.217.141]) by mailpool-fe-01.fibernetics.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC7D336440 for ; Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:45:45 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -0.3 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.3 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[ALL_TRUSTED=-1, BAYES_50=0.8, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1] autolearn=no autolearn_force=no Received: from mailpool-fe-01.fibernetics.ca ([208.85.217.144]) by localhost (mail-mx-02.fibernetics.ca [208.85.217.141]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id DyjWjXEHSBtG for ; Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:45:45 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=ca.inter.net; s=mail; t=1734997545; bh=g+QKLhZ6oM7DcdsbhxAgiULv0H2dYycDLTO8Iq6630c=; h=Date:From:To:Subject:From; b=xbY1RKUYlrG1xG4c0FA3XcybstdQsL5xXB5kjZVTf2QNlpi9guSPyPcYscxXHIWL8 GnQj9/7N/k19VQPktRLBizTtcTITzAcL6DYWJJ7DHHqsqwjXumdy1FdrHT9E2mxfQd HB9KvcaEvAlBTDzoFME5mKgCQt0/kCFM/q5Z51KUcemzVupgSaluFPTQ+HLB+l1MWs uuhMOoY9da2WkBoAZ0/tpaRsit9f8CkemYD3yLx4qp+ZPoI+KiiDb3nuBsmBSat0zi uZXnghRSlEDTwV2l8Uit3qZT6A6Z2E9eeKHMoTLqUXaMa8fzwe5RDAq9ti/jWfgv4A klB9maa3CpkwA== Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:45:43 -0500 From: Philip Webb To: Gentoo User Subject: [gentoo-user] update catch-22 with Wifi Message-ID: Mail-Followup-To: Gentoo User Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline X-Archives-Salt: 1b44758e-ed4d-43df-a77a-5356962aa710 X-Archives-Hash: 8fdbe059474a086817124f113374cb08 I no longer have a landline available (even via friends) & rely on Wifi for I/net service, incl software downloads. I've been a happy Gentoo user since 2003, but want to be able to use Wifi with my 15 yr-old netbook (32-bit), which has always had Gentoo installed & whose hardware incl's Wifi. This presents a Catch-22 : how can I install Wifi software ? -- I need the I/net to download the files, but can't access the I/net without that software installed. Is there any way around it ? -- eg could I download files on my desktop, then transfer them to the netbook & get that system to use them ? Can anyone offer suggestions ? -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT `-O----------O---' purslowatcadotinterdotnet