[Ubuntu Chicago] Wireless setup help

[Wally Valters]

do an 'ifconfig -a' as well while you are at it.

On Feb 9, 2008 6:56 AM, Wally Valters <deepsky99 at gmail.com> wrote:

> The problem is not the modem.  It communicates on a standard and as you
> stated it is working.
> If you really want to test it, set it to non protected (no WEP or WPA) and
> see if you can connect.
>
> We need to verify the driver you are using, and make sure you are setup to
> use encrypted wi-fi.  the links to the ubuntu forums already posted should
> help you with that, or we cna go through the steps here.
>
> Paste the output of 'lspci -v' in this thread and we can see what chipset
> the card has.
>
>
> On Feb 8, 2008 4:34 PM, James White <jwhite1202 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Ok, I could give that a shot.  I have already checked the config and
> > like I said it works for 2 macs and 2 XP laptops.  I don't want to monkey
> > around with the wireless modem too much for fear of screwing up the
> > connection for the other 4 computers.
> >
> >
> > On Feb 8, 2008 3:48 PM, Jason Crow <cjac76 at comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > > James,
> > > The fact that Ubuntu was preinstalled changes everything. This thing
> > > should work out of the box. I would suggest trying to connect to a public
> > > wireless network just to test the wireless card. If that works, I would go
> > > into your router's configuration settings and confirm or change its
> > > settings.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, 2008-02-08 at 14:43 -0600, James White wrote:
> > >
> > > Yes Ubuntu was pre-installed.
> > >
> > > On Feb 8, 2008 2:16 PM, Jim Campbell <jwcampbell at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > James, did this laptop come with Ubuntu preinstalled on it?  :)  (Just
> > > curious . . . )
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >  On 2/8/08, *James White* <jwhite1202 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Thanks for the help guys I appreciate it.  The wireless card I have in
> > > my laptop is the Dell Wireless 1490 802.11a/g Mini-Card.  You all are
> > > suggesting I get an Intel wireless card which is not a problem.  I assume I
> > > could pick one of those up at Best Buy, Circuit City, or someplace like
> > > that.  Is there another type of wireless card (other than Intel's)  that you
> > > all would suggest to get my wireless connection going?  Again thanks for the
> > > feedback, I really do want to get more into Linux and migrate away from
> > > Windows.
> > >
> > >
> > > --James
> > >
> > >
> > >  On Feb 8, 2008 8:15 AM, Jason Crow <cjac76 at comcast.net> wrote:
> > >
> > >   It has probably been covered before, but make sure the restricted
> > > drivers manager is running. If you have a broadcom adapter in the laptop,
> > > you need to enable the restricted rivers module. It can be found under
> > > System - Administration.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, 2008-02-07 at 20:57 -0600, Jim Campbell wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   Hi James,
> > >
> > > Thanks for giving linux a try.  :-)  What version of Ubuntu are you
> > > running (7.04, 7.10 . . . typing the command "lsb_release -r" into a
> > > command prompt should give you that information), and what type of
> > > encryption is being used for the wifi?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
> > > On Feb 7, 2008 8:37 PM, James White <jwhite1202 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I just bought a Dell XPS M1330.  I am brand new to Linux and am having
> > > trouble setting up my wireless connection.  I have a 2Wire wireless modem.
> > > The problem is that Ubuntu will not recognize the password key that I am
> > > giving it.  I know the key works because I have several other computers
> > > using it with no problem.  Please let me know what I need to do to get this
> > > to work.
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > James
> > >
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