how to find wireless networks?
Pastor JW
pastor_jw at the-inner-circle.org
Tue Dec 22 19:13:15 UTC 2009
On Tuesday 22 December 2009 10:01:14 am Steve Howell wrote:
> Hi, I am trying to set up wireless networking for Ubuntu 9.04 on an HP
> Pavilion dv6-1053cl Entertainment Notebook PC.
>
> Is there a tool that I can install that will help automate the process of
> finding nearby wireless networks? It is one of the few conveniences I miss
> from Windows, and I suspect I just haven't found it yet. When I go to
> System/Preferences/Network Connections and click on the Wireless tab, I can
> click on the Add button and enter an SSID. But I haven't found a way to
> auto-discover the network. Yes, I know, just ask the barista for the
> SSID...;)
Your network manager should eventually find all available wireless networks in
your area but I found it much faster to use WiFi-radar available in the
universe repository at least for 8.04. Right clicking the network manager
icon after you machine has run awhile will likely show you the area wireless
networks also but can take quit a bit of time to accumulate them.
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