[GTALUG] Seeking a Linux specialist who can help us solve some Linux-related issues on older computers

[Mauro Souza]

A little tangent here, but wouldn't just buying a cheap AP work better?

I ran hostapd several years on different hardware, and something consistent
was the inconsistency... Worked or not, depending on kernel version, on
clients, on internal wifi cards, on external wifi cards... A cheap D'Link
travel router fixed all the issues, and now it's honored as my personal
wifi printing server.

It cost 10 dollars, maybe it could work for you too.

Mauro
https://www.maurosouza.com - registered Linux User: 294521
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On Tue, Jul 16, 2024 at 5:01 PM Paul Stevers via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
wrote:

> Hello Linux Community,
>
> We are seeking a knowledgeable Linux specialist who can help us solve some
> Linux-related issues on older computers that we convert into educational
> information servers.  As well, we are also seeking someone who is
> interested to help us provide refurbished computers with free educational
> information to people around the world who do not have access to or cannot
> afford high-speed Internet.
>
> Currently, we have a Lenovo IdeaPad V460 laptop computer that has been
> converted into a Linux Mint-based educational information server using
> this instruction: Setting Up An Educational Information Server (Linux
> Mint)
> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/10Koxtp8j5HRypqpw_TEeYUDNuvRAYwP5x1FkfghvIPc/edit?usp=sharing>.
>   Unfortunately, the hotspot feature did not work on the built-in WiFi
> hardware so we added this USB-based WiFI transmitter/receiver; Linksys
> AE6000 Wireless USB Adaptor
> <https://www.linksys.com/ca/ae6000-wireless-ac-mini-usb-adapter/AE6000-CA.html>.
> It works but other devices are not able to connect to it. My phone says “it
> cannot obtain an IP address” from the SSID transmitting from this laptop.
>
> I look forward to your reply.
>
> Regards,
> Paul
>
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