ubuntu and my wireless

[brent saner]

1. This is not a support list, this is a documentation discussion list. 
I'll answer because I'm nice. Everybody gets *one*.

2. Turn the wireless device to "always on" or "allow software to control 
my wireless card" in your BIOS (your wording may vary).
After that, read about ifup/ifdown. It's short for "Interface Up" and 
"Interface Down." They're what GNU/Linux use to turn network cards (and 
routing interfaces, etc.) on and off.

jherald wrote:
> Hello... I recently downloaded ubuntu for desktop and installed it on my 
> laptop. My laptop is an Emachines M6805. Once I installed Ubuntu, I 
> tried to get the wireless to work. I couldn't. Then I realized that the 
> "radio" for my wireless wasn't turned on, and to do so, I have to press 
> the function button and the F2 button at the same time. Well, under 
> Ubuntu, this didn't work. I don't know if the drivers in Ubuntu wouldn't 
> work with my keyboard, or they wouldn't work with my internal wireless 
> card. Could you possibly look into this and let me know how I might be 
> able to get my laptop to connect wireless under ubuntu?
>
> Greatly appreciated
>
> James Herald
>
>   


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