Not able to Access Wireless Connection from Ubuntu

[Ioannis Vranos]

On Sun, 2011-02-13 at 12:44 -0600, Deepak Gupta wrote:
> It is XPS 13 model. I am still working with the WiFi troubleshooting
> link. when I run lsmod command it does show the drivers(firedeth)
>  listed under module but under Used By column it shows 0. Does that
> mean that drivers are installed but are not communicating with the
> device?
> 

This page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell_XPS#Studio_XPS_13_.28M1340.29


mentions that your wireless card is: Dell Wireless 1510
802.11a/b/g/draft/n half-mini card.


This page:
http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/Direct2Dell/b/direct2dell/archive/2008/10/03/linux-driver-available-for-dell-wireless-cards.aspx

mentions: "As a result of this effort, Broadcom released an updated
Linux wireless driver that supports cards based on the Broadcom 4311,
4312, 4321, and 4322 chipsets, which include the Dell 1490, 1395, 1397,
1505, and 1510 Wireless cards".


The link for the latest driver provided in that page is:

http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php


I am pretty confident that this driver will work for you, give it a try.




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