[ubuntu-uk] wlan problem

b&p wrote:
> Hello all: I'm new to Ubuntu, but having a ball. I have an HP omibook xe4100 that dual-boots xp and ubuntu. I use a Belkin FD6020 pcmcia card to connect to my wireless router. It's ok in xp, but in ubuntu I can't get it to work. The little light tries to come on but never really does - just tiny blinks during boot-up or configuration with System<Administration<Networking. I've got ndiswrapper installed and the Belkin6020.inf file installs ok. Here's some info:
> 
  I have a Belkin F5D6020 ver.2 PCMCIA card and *it works fine* with 
built in atmel modules. I upgraded from Hoary to Breezy. Are you running 
Breezy or Hoary?? Also when you installed ubuntu did you have your card 
plugged in.

> brian at thefergies:~$ sudo cat /etc/network/interfaces
> # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
> # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
> 
[...]
> 
> iface wlan0 inet dhcp
> wireless-essid easynote
> wireless-channel 11
> wireless-mode managed
> wireless-rate 11
> wireless-txpower 20
> 
> auto wlan0
> 
> Also:
> 
> brian at thefergies:~$ sudo ifconfig
> 
[...]
> 
> wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:30:BD:4E:33:D6  
>           inet6 addr: fe80::230:bdff:fe4e:33d6/64 Scope:Link
>           UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>           RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>           TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
>           RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
>           Memory:f800000-f800024 
> 
> So nothings travelling through wlan0.
> Any ideas please on what I can do next?
> thanks in advance
> brian
> 
> 

Try 'ifup' and 'ifdown' commands. Also, you might want to try 'iwlist 
wlan0 scanning' to see if your wireless card can find any access points. 
This is what I get:
   saru at ava:~$ iwlist eth1 scanning
   eth1      Scan completed :
            Cell 01 - Address: 00:90:4B:7C:C7:00
                     ESSID:"Routex"
                     Mode:Managed
                     Channel:10
                     Encryption key:off

What is the output of 'iwconfig' commands?

Since this a generic question regarding ubuntu, you might try posting it 
in the ubuntu-users list. ubuntu-uk and all the regional lists are 
mainly for discussing regional stuff such as LUG meetings, localisation 
efforts and the likes.

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Regards,
  - Saru
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Sarangan Thuraisingham
ECS, University of Southampton, UK

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