[GTALUG] DSL to wifi

[Astrid R]

Thanks. Here's a short video that shows what happens when I turn on the laptop. I hope it's clear enough to be helpful.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zsss7a5pnu0emwu/IMG_1210.MOV?dl=0

Attivato lun, ago 3, 2020 alle 16:55, Howard Gibson <hgibson at eol.ca> ha scritto:

> On Mon, 03 Aug 2020 20:43:40 +0000
> Astrid R via talk <talk at gtalug.org> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for your replies. Before I go on I should say I discovered that I no longer have the password to change the date and time, so it might not be possible to change anything else either.
>>
>> But in case there might be a way, I hope the following is useful.
>>
>> I'm using a Dell laptop.
>>
>> Not sure if this is the distribution and release...GNU Grub 1.99-27 +deb 7u2...
>
> Astrid,
>
> When your GNI login window comes up, does it say Debian, or Ubuntu?
> Next to the username and password box, you should see a menu that
> selects your desktop. If you pull this down, you should see Gnome,
> Unity, XFCE, LXDM, or possibly FVWM. I, and a bunch of other people
> here, love FVWM, but I highly do not recommend it for beginners.
>
> When you log into Gnome or Unity, you pull the menu down at the top
> right-hand side of your screen, and networking is one of the options.
> You need to know what your wireless device is called, and you need the
> password.
>
> --
> Howard Gibson
> hgibson at eol.ca
> jhowardgibson at gmail.com
> http://home.eol.ca/~hgibson
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