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Using My PC as a Temporary Wifi Access Point

Posted on Monday 6 January 2014 by J. D. Bartlett

Last weekend there was an electrical storm which took out my wireless access point. My Ubuntu desktop PC is wired and also has a wireless card, so today I set my mind to a temporary wifi solution until I get … Continue reading →

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Again: Broadcom Wireless BCM43224, Ubuntu

Posted on Monday 6 February 2012 by J. D. Bartlett

Update 2013-02-27: This solution on Ask Ubuntu is much better, because it includes properly packaged things that should update when you upgrade Ubuntu. Update 2012-10-24: The patch is no longer available on Broadcom’s website, but it can be found here. … Continue reading →

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Broadcom Wireless BCM43224 on Thinkpad, Ubuntu 11.10

Posted on Friday 14 October 2011 by J. D. Bartlett

I have a new ThinkPad. It’s nice and shiny. It comes with Windows 7, so I installed Ubuntu 11.10. The snazzy Broadcom Corporation BCM43224 802.11a/b/g/n [14e4:0576] wireless card did not work out of the box in Ubuntu. This is odd, … Continue reading →

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