[wellylug] Newbie here! WiFi issue and new computer
Donald Gordon
don at dis.org.nz
Fri Sep 4 19:24:15 NZST 2009
What sort of budget do you have? Are you after a netbook or something
larger/faster?
Most of the netbooks work pretty well with linux -- some are even sold
with it, although they're hard to come by in NZ. My Asus Eee 901 runs
Ubuntu 9.04 with no problems, it's wonderful.
donald
Lucas Kiwi wrote:
> People,
>
> My name is Lucas and I've recently arrived in Wellington (well,
> not so recently). At home, in Argentina, I've been using Ubuntu Linux
> and now here I'm wanting to buy a laptop computer, but I want to make
> sure I'm going to get the best possible compatibility and particularly
> that I will be able to get to the internet through WiFi. I've been
> trying to get on WiFi from the hostel where I am by rebooting a
> friend's laptop with my Ubuntu live CD, but I can't get the internet
> connection working. Is there any important thing I need to know before
> I buy the computer? Can anybody help me with connecting to WiFi
> internet?
> I understand there is going to be a meeting and I am very
> interesting in attending. Do I have to do anything in particular to
> get to the meeting? Thank you all very much.
>
> Lucas
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