<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">I opened hardware drivers and it didn't ask me for my password and it didn't give me any checkboxes to check off. --- On Sat, 4/11/09, Steve Reilly <sfreilly@roadrunner.com> wrote: <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> From: Steve Reilly <sfreilly@roadrunner.com> Subject: Re: Wireless Internet To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com> Date: Saturday, April 11, 2009, 2:18 PM <div class="plainMail">BT Bennett wrote: > 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01) this is the line your looking for. now go to system> administration> hardware drivers enter your password as youll be changing system settings. there should be one, or a couple lines there that say atheros hardware layer and/or support for atheros hardware, you want to check those boxes. this will dl the drivers for the wireless chipset. follow instructions after that, reboot, and in your taskbar the network icon will show wireless access points available, im sure you can figure it our after that, if not post back. good luck. steve -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com" href="/mc/compose?to=ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </div></blockquote></td></tr></table>