wireless internet

[gboyce-qL0WqcyiFk9Wk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org (Gregory Boyce)]

On Sun, 25 Oct 2009, dan moylan wrote:

> i'm puzzled.  i'm running ubuntu 9.04 on an asus eee pc
> 1005ha which has a built-in wireless n device.

According to the amazon page for the 1005ha, this device has draft 2.4Ghz 
n wireless.  N wireless can also support 5Ghz.

> currently i'm visitin my sister in issaquah, wa, in a
> retirement community, with wireless access essid bwood.

Any idea what frequency their wireless is running at?  While its a less 
common choice, if its 802.11a or 802.11n running in the 5ghz frequency, 
that could explain why you're not seeing it.

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Greg