My current notebook — an HP/Compaq 2510p — now got pretty old, i.e. over 5 years. Although I was very happy with it I still decided to order a new one. The HP 2570p seems to be a comparable product. … Continue reading
Tag Archives: WLAN
Since Android has a Linux-based kernel, the Wifi interface is managed by the wpa_supplicant as on most Unix-based systems. My personal experience during the last years of using wpa_supplicant is that there are many times troubles with it which are … Continue reading
This is not the first time that I have troubles with the RF-kill “feature” as reported on this blog. Recently I set up an old notebook. I did a clean Linux network install of Debian Lenny. Everything worked fine, all … Continue reading
Yesterday I tried to connect an old notebook which has no Wifi adapter to the Internet through my HP 2510p. Usually not a big deal; connect through an Ethernet cable, configure IP addresses on both sides, enable packet forwarding and … Continue reading
Since 2007 I own a HP 2510p Notebook. It is a great device. It’s very light, has good 12″ display, and it has a very low power consumption. I ever ran Debian Linux on it, currently Debian Squeeze, Kernel 2.6.32-5-amd64 … Continue reading