My wireless internet connection

[norman]

John Toliver wrote:
> 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?
>>
>>     
>
> How do you know your wireless card is not recognized and working?  What 
> type of wireless card is it?
>
>   
try iwconfig