<div>Ahh, the "nut behind the keyboard" failure:))</div>
<div>Happens a lot</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 9, 2008 3:19 PM, James E White Jr. <<a href="mailto:jwhite1202@gmail.com">jwhite1202@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Finally got my wireless connection working! Found out that I had the<br>wrong password once I added the correct one connected seemlessly.<br>
Thanks for putting up with me guys. I appreciate all of the help.<br><font color="#888888"><br><br>--James<br></font>
<div class="Ih2E3d">On Sat, 2008-02-09 at 06:58 -0600, Wally Valters wrote:<br></div>
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<div class="Wj3C7c">> do an 'ifconfig -a' as well while you are at it.<br>><br>> On Feb 9, 2008 6:56 AM, Wally Valters <<a href="mailto:deepsky99@gmail.com">deepsky99@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> The problem is not the modem. It communicates on a standard<br>
> and as you stated it is working.<br>> If you really want to test it, set it to non protected (no WEP<br>> or WPA) and see if you can connect.<br>><br>> We need to verify the driver you are using, and make sure you<br>
> are setup to use encrypted wi-fi. the links to the ubuntu<br>> forums already posted should help you with that, or we cna go<br>> through the steps here.<br>><br>> Paste the output of 'lspci -v' in this thread and we can see<br>
> what chipset the card has.<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> On Feb 8, 2008 4:34 PM, James White <<a href="mailto:jwhite1202@gmail.com">jwhite1202@gmail.com</a>><br>> wrote:<br>
> Ok, I could give that a shot. I have already checked<br>> the config and like I said it works for 2 macs and 2<br>> XP laptops. I don't want to monkey around with the<br>
> wireless modem too much for fear of screwing up the<br>> connection for the other 4 computers.<br>><br>><br>><br>> On Feb 8, 2008 3:48 PM, Jason Crow<br>
> <<a href="mailto:cjac76@comcast.net">cjac76@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br>> James,<br>> The fact that Ubuntu was preinstalled changes<br>> everything. This thing should work out of the<br>
> box. I would suggest trying to connect to a<br>> public wireless network just to test the<br>> wireless card. If that works, I would go into<br>
> your router's configuration settings and<br>> confirm or change its settings.<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> On Fri, 2008-02-08 at 14:43 -0600, James White<br>
> wrote:<br>> > Yes Ubuntu was pre-installed.<br>> ><br>> > On Feb 8, 2008 2:16 PM, Jim Campbell<br>> > <<a href="mailto:jwcampbell@gmail.com">jwcampbell@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> > James, did this laptop come with<br>> > Ubuntu preinstalled on it? :)<br>> > (Just curious . . . )<br>
> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > On 2/8/08, James White<br>> > <<a href="mailto:jwhite1202@gmail.com">jwhite1202@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> > Thanks for the help guys I<br>> > appreciate it. The wireless<br>> > card I have in my laptop is<br>
> > the Dell Wireless 1490<br>> > 802.11a/g Mini-Card. You<br>> > all are suggesting I get an<br>
> > Intel wireless card which is<br>> > not a problem. I assume I<br>> > could pick one of those up<br>
> > at Best Buy, Circuit City,<br>> > or someplace like that. Is<br>> > there another type of<br>
> > wireless card (other than<br>> > Intel's) that you all would<br>> > suggest to get my wireless<br>
> > connection going? Again<br>> > thanks for the feedback, I<br>> > really do want to get more<br>
> > into Linux and migrate away<br>> > from Windows.<br>> ><br>> ><br>
> > --James<br>> ><br>> > On Feb 8, 2008 8:15 AM,<br>> > Jason Crow<br>
> > <<a href="mailto:cjac76@comcast.net">cjac76@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br>> > It has probably been<br>> > covered before, but<br>
> > make sure the<br>> > restricted drivers<br>> > manager is running.<br>
> > If you have a<br>> > broadcom adapter in<br>> > the laptop, you need<br>
> > to enable the<br>> > restricted rivers<br>> > module. It can be<br>
> > found under System -<br>> > Administration.<br>> ><br>> ><br>
> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > On Thu, 2008-02-07<br>> > at 20:57 -0600, Jim<br>
> > Campbell wrote:<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > > Hi James,<br>
> > ><br>> > > Thanks for giving<br>> > > linux a try. :-)<br>
> > > What version of<br>> > > Ubuntu are you<br>> > > running (7.04,<br>
> > > 7.10 . . . typing<br>> > > the command<br>> > > "lsb_release -r"<br>
> > > into a command<br>> > > prompt should give<br>> > > you that<br>
> > > information), and<br>> > > what type of<br>> > > encryption is<br>
> > > being used for the<br>> > > wifi?<br>> > ><br>
> > > Thanks,<br>> > ><br>> > > Jim<br>> > ><br>
> > > On Feb 7, 2008<br>> > > 8:37 PM, James<br>> > > White<br>
> > > <<a href="mailto:jwhite1202@gmail.com">jwhite1202@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> > > Hello,<br>
> > ><br>> > > I just<br>> > > bought a<br>
> > > Dell XPS<br>> > > M1330. I<br>> > > am brand<br>
> > > new to<br>> > > Linux and<br>> > > am having<br>
> > > trouble<br>> > > setting up<br>> > > my<br>
> > > wireless<br>> > > 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.<br>
> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > Thanks,<br>> > ><br>
> > > James<br>> > ><br>> > > --<br>
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