Connecting to a Wireless Network in Gutsy

[Dick Dowdell]

If you're using VMware and bridged networking, only the host OS knows, or
cares about wireless.  The guest OS is connecting through a VMware virtual
device.

On Dec 28, 2007 8:54 AM, Andrew P. Burgess <apb at live.ca> wrote:

>  Hi; I've recently installed Ubuntu as a virtual machine on my laptop, and
> I am trying to connect to a wireless network. When I first ran the VM, it
> connected automatically, as I was able to browse, update, etc. Now, it won't
> connect. I've looked around for help, but can't find anything relevant. Part
> of the problem is (I think) that Ubuntu isn't seeing my wireless card. When
> I put "iwconfig" into a terminal, I get this message:
>
> lo        no wireless extensions.
>
> eth0    no wireless extensions.
>
> Can anyone help me? This is my first experience with Linux, so I don't
> much, but I'm willing to give anything a try!
> Thanks,
> Andrew
>
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