[Bug 398205] Re: Geolocation via WLAN doesn't seem to work

iGEL igel at igels.net
Sat Jul 11 16:46:39 UTC 2009


** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: firefox-3.5
  
  1) $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 9.04
  Release:	9.04
  
  2) $ apt-cache policy firefox-3.5
  firefox-3.5:
    Installed: 3.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
  
  3) When I go to http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/geolocation/
- and click the "Give it a try!" link and the "Where am I?", I'll just get
- the general area I'm currently in. It looks like the detection or
+ and click the "Give it a try!" link and "Where am I?", I'll just get the
+ general area I'm currently in. It looks like the detection or
  transmission of my surrounding WLANs doesn't work and the geolocation
  lookup just uses the IP address.
  
  4.) When I use the official Firefox build from Mozilla on the same
  computer, the geolocation demo returns a location very close to my
  actual location. Thus, it seems to use the WLAN data.

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Geolocation via WLAN doesn't seem to work
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/398205
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