Getting around the Gnome network manager

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Know that problem? You are somewhere around and got special network settings like a wlan essid and static ip ressources. Your Gnome network manager which you really like as it finally brought easy wpa2/wpa/wep detection and setup to you prefers dhcp and skips around the networks like mad.

So this is the time to consider going back to the roots: Switch it off. Just disable the network manager by right clicking on it. Now open /etc/network/interfaces in an editor of your choice with sudo/root rights and add something like this:

iface mynetwork inet static
address 1.2.3.4
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 1.2.3.1
wireless-essid NAME-OF-WLAN

Fill this with your specific details and yes, just choose a name for the interface you like. Don’t edit an existing one, don’t think about connecting it to a real interface right now.

After you have done this, open Weiterlesen →

Meeting Ubuntu folks at 24C3

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It’s chaos congress time! The annual hacker congress taking place at Berlin(Germany) from 27. to 30. of December has opened its doors for hundreds of hackers, nerds, geeks and people who just like to talk about tech stuff at the of the year. If you are around Berlin, consider taking a ride there and check out the schedule for talks and workshops.

Of course Ubuntu people will hang around there, too. If you like to meet at least a couple of them: We will meet today, 27. of December at 15:15 at the info desk. Don’t expect dozens but definitely more than one. Some of us are native Berlin folks so this is a good situation for retrieving information about local stuff.

Meet you there!

We will probably organize another meeting. Join the Ubuntu Berlin mailing list or the not so up to date wiki for more details. We have an irc channel #ubuntu-berlin on Freenode, too.

Hello to Ubuntu from Berlin

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If everything is up and running this should be my first posting as a new Ubuntu member on Planet Ubuntu.

Some words about me? Just check out my application form for Ubuntu membership which you can find on the official wiki: CasparClemensMierau. So, as you might notice there, my focus in my involvement with Ubuntu lies on Berlin based local activities like organizing our well known release parties (Yes, we nearly hit the one hundred person mark last time – with dj, lectures and all might imagine. Expect more to come. Next time we will show you even more.) but also more technical stuff like bug reporting/triaging.

So that’s for now. Feel free to contact me under „damokles at ubuntu dot com“ for questions regarding Ubuntu in Berlin/Germany or check out our current page UbuntuBerlin.