Connecting a wireless router

[Tom H]

On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 12:36 AM, Bill Stanley <bstanle at wowway.com> wrote:
>
> I am having trouble getting a connection to a wireless router. The computer
> is a Dell laptop which dual boots Xubuntu 12.04 and Windows XP.
> When the computer boots to Windows, there is no problem so I am certain that
> the laptop and router are working properly. (No hardware problems.)
>
> I searched some web-pages and some of them say I need to install the proper
> drivers. The proper drivers would be the Windows drivers in a wrapper. I
> doubt it so I am coming here for some help. The router is a new Tenda Model
> W268R. I looked up the docs on the router and nowhere does it mention
> Linux. Maybe it is a Windows only router?

There's no such thing as a "Windows only router." You have to check
whether Ubuntu's recognizing your wifi card and loading the correct
driver for it.