Ubuntu, WIFI and WPA2

well i thought i should post this in case it might help someone else.

I am a big linux fan, i currently run Ubuntu Hardy Heron and like many, i have a wireless router for convenience. Well i've run into an issue with my WPA2 security encryption, when you restart your machine ( yes it does happen that i turn off my computer ) you need to reconfigure the WPA2 security configuration.

i've discovered the fix by searching through some of the forums, but am not entierely sure of the reason ( different forums have different reasons ). First the cause ( as best as i can describe it ). It would appear that the network service is started before the security ( WIFI encryption ) is fully loaded.

Now the solution in your rc.local file (/etc/rc.local ) add the following line

/etc/init.d/networking restart
exit 0

explanation: what this does is restart the network service ( with the already configured information, including WPA2 key ) once everything else is loaded.

now please, if anyone can correct, or complete any of the aspects of this post i would much appreciate it.

Return from the dead.

Hi everyone,

it's been an eternity since i've been online to post, just lack of time with family, work and life itself.

Work--
My project is progressing pretty well, we are accomplishing some really awesome features in very short amounts of time using Scrum. this is my first real professional experience using Agile methodologies. I've used parts in previous projects, but never as a whole, or as structured as this. So far i'm impressed.

Family--
Well as most of you know, my second son was born in december of 2007. Unlike our oldest, this one was a very difficult baby. He is just now starting to sleep during the night. He used to be up every 2 hours or so. during the day, poor napping, and difficult eating patterns, have driven us mad. But i believe ( knock on wood ) that there might actually be light at the end of the tunnel.

i'll try and post more soon, and more frequent.