<div class="gmail_quote">2011/6/11 G. <<a href="mailto:pegngaryubuntu@gmail.com">pegngaryubuntu@gmail.com</a>> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> I am in France having trouble connecting to a particular wifi device. Called a Freebox. My wireless adapter can connect to other wireless devices except the one in this flat (which I connect to with a cable). I can connect with Windows7 (wife insists on using). So there is nothing wrong with the device, I should say. I say I can connect to other wireless devices because I did so in Spain just a few days ago. I have a list that comes up in this flat that i show I connect to but can not seem to actually go anywhere. ~$ iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. wlan0 802.11bg ESSID:"Bouygues Telecom Wi-Fi" Nickname:"rtl8191SEVA2" Mode:Managed Frequency=2.412 GHz Access Point: 02:1F:9F:BB:80:CA Bit Rate=36 Mb/s Retry:on RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Power Management period:0us mode:All packets received Link Quality=68/100 Signal level=-67 dBm Noise level=-104 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 vboxnet0 no wireless extensions. I am connected here to Bouygues telecom but I can not access the internet. When I search for Additional Drivers I do not show proprietary drivers in use. I thought Realtek would show up on the list. I would reinstall if I could. sudo lshw -C network [sudo] password for peg: *-network description: Wireless interface product: RTL8191SEvA Wireless LAN Controller vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0 logical name: wlan0 version: 10 serial: 70:f1:a1:c0:76:dd width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rtl819xSE driverversion=0017.0507.2010 firmware=63 ip=87.90.161.102 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=802.11bg resources: irq:16 ioport:3000(size=256) memory:d3400000-d3403fff *-network description: Ethernet interface product: RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0 logical name: eth0 version: 02 serial: c8:0a:a9:c9:d2:7a size: 100Mbit/s capacity: 100Mbit/s width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=full ip=82.239.101.168 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=MII speed=100Mbit/s resources: irq:40 ioport:2000(size=256) memory:d1410000-d1410fff memory:d1400000-d140ffff memory:d1420000-d142ffff My system is up to date (Ubuntu Natty). When I installed Natty I did not have access to a wired connection. I did a fresh install (not an update) after I used the Live CD (actually USB) to connect to the internet. Someone wrote that this would allow you to access your additional drivers with the wireless device, whereas if you install first then you need a cable connection. Not sure if this matters. If you need any additional info please let me know. I am 6 hours ahead of EST. thanks gary -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto: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> </blockquote></div> If your using iptables check to change the name of your device from eth0 to wlan0. -- <a href="mailto:normand.marion@gmail.com" target="_blank">normand.marion</a>