How to connect to a wireless network that has a two word name with a space?
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Ok, I have searched for some time in earnest for an answer to this question. I have a Beagleboard which has Ubuntu 10.10 Minimal install for Arm running on it.
With the default install, minimal tools, no GUI, I am unable to connect to my wireless network. The name of my network is "MYNAME NETWORK". Using a text editor to edit /etc/network/interfaces
I can not seem to connect at all.
As an experiment, I connected to a friends network, which has a one word name "dystek",and was able to connect with Zero issues, and update and install a full GUI for ubuntu Arm.
The problem is that I don't want a full blown gui on the beagleboard, just a minimal install of ubuntu with CLI is all I need or want.
Is there anyway to connect to my wireless network via editing the /etc/network/interfaces
file. Surely there is... I just don't know how.
Right now my interfaces
file looks like this:
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet static
address 192.168.1.200
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.1.1
wireless-essid BARRETT NETWORK
wireless-key 46456xxxxxxxx
Any help would be appreciated.
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