newbie question

[Colin Law]

On 5 November 2010 06:39, Bob Schmidt <bob58523 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I installed ubuntu 10.10 on my hp dv9260 x64 and everything worked
> flawlessly, including wireless. I even have skype working out of the box
> which is very unusual for me anyway.
>
> But now after a few days, for some reason my wireless will not connect.
> It sees the wireless network, but it will not connect. I can plug in a
> ethernet cable and everything works fine, it is just wireless.

You might like to try installing wicd which some people (myself
included) have found more reliable for wireless connections.  You can
always go back to the standard network manager if it does not help.

Colin