wireless problems with Ubuntu 10.10

[Chris]

Reboot the computer just to be sure, sometimes it works with linux too

On 14 January 2011 23:00, Chris <candive1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Reboot the router and any modem you might have
> Unplug for 1 minute then plug in again = reboot.
> Chris.
>
>
> On 14 January 2011 22:42, Eric <1ballistic1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> If you click the wireless icon then, do any wireless networks show up
>> at all? (anything it sees should be listed there)
>>
>> If there isn't, first thing I'd check would be that someone didn't
>> happen to find the switch to turn off the wireless on the laptop - the
>> hard way. With Toshiba, could be a physical switch/button, could could
>> be "fn"+(some key), usually has that wireless "tower" icon on it.
>>
>> If there are networks listed, trying to connect to another one would
>> tell you if its working(a secured one should ask for the password/key,
>> so you'd get some feedback even if you cant get online)
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 11:18 PM, raymond house <raymondh40 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > One more thing, I don,t know if this has any bearing on the subject, but
>> > this problem occurred when their neighbour returned that day from a
>> trip.He
>> > uses a router also ??  My daughter thinks that her router has no
>> security
>> > configured on it, don,t know ??  Ray
>> >
>> > On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 10:09 PM, raymond house <raymondh40 at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> one other thing, they did not have much in the machine yet, so I did a
>> >> reinstall from cd of 10.10 with no difference, still no wireless.  Ray
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 9:49 PM, raymond house <raymondh40 at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> I don,t think there were any updates and the unit was not dropped and
>> I
>> >>> checked and rechecked the cables. The trouble is I cant isolate the
>> problem
>> >>> to either the D-link or the computer, I wish there was a way to be
>> certain
>> >>> which one is giving me this problem ?  Ray
>> >>>
>> >>> On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 9:43 PM, Mark Ueki Mina <
>> themarker0 at hotmail.com>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Very odd, any recent updates to the firmware of the router or the
>> >>>> driver? Has the laptop been dropped? It is possible that you the
>> connecter
>> >>>> cables are loose. I had that issue a while ago.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> ________________________________
>> >>>> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:40:58 -0500
>> >>>> Subject: Re: wireless problems with Ubuntu 10.10
>> >>>> From: raymondh40 at gmail.com
>> >>>> To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Hi Mark, don,t know about the wireless card but it all worked for 3
>> days
>> >>>> and now I can,t connect through the router. The Toshiba is 2 years
>> old as
>> >>>> well as the D-link router. Why the sudden change? I am trying to
>> convince
>> >>>> people around here to go Ubuntu and this does not help. If I connect
>> direct
>> >>>> to the modem it,s all ok,  Ray
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 9:31 PM, Mark Ueki Mina <
>> themarker0 at hotmail.com>
>> >>>> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> What is the wireless card? Does your router support G? The laptop
>> seems
>> >>>> newish it should work..
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> > Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:28:02 -0500
>> >>>> > From: alfred.s at nexicom.net
>> >>>> > To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
>> >>>> > Subject: Re: wireless problems with Ubuntu 10.10
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > On 14/01/2011 8:53 PM, raymond house wrote:
>> >>>> > > Hi folks, A few days ago I installed Ubuntu 10.10 into a Toshiba
>> >>>> > > p-300c
>> >>>> > > laptop and after a few problems were fixed it worked fine but
>> today
>> >>>> > > the
>> >>>> > > wireless wont connect to a D-link router. Works ok direct. Any
>> help
>> >>>> > > would be appreciated. Ray
>> >>>> > >
>> >>>>
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