Connecting a wireless router

[Ron Fish]

On 02/15/2013 10:59 AM, Bill Stanley wrote:
> On 02/15/2013 11:46 AM, Bill Stanley wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am happy to report that after some more digging, I was able to find
>> the answer to my wireless problem.  The command...
>>
>> apt-get install firmware-b43-installer
>>
>>
>> fixed the problem and I can now connect.
>
> WS=> Well it looks like I celebrated too quickly.  I now can connect 
> to the wireless router using Linux (which I prefer) but cannot connect 
> using Windows.  If this was my computer, there would not be an issue,
> but since this is a friends computer, I would like to return to him a 
> computer that can wirelessly connect both Windows and Linux.  It 
> appears that the apt-get installed firmware that now interferes with 
> windows wireless connections.  Any solutions?
>
>
> Bill Stanley
>
the apt-get firmware doesn't change anything outside of linux. i suspect 
the problem lies with how wireless routers handle IP leases. I would try 
restarting your wireless router. Or if you try to connect Windows to 
another network altogether it should work as expected.