[ubuntu-za] Wifi issues 2a

[Frans de waal]

both lsusb and dmesg is command line commands you'll need to open a
terminal window for them.

Frans de Waal
cell: 076 639 8315
skype: meesterarend1

Wie plant en wie natgooi is nie belangrik nie.
Die belangrike Een is God want dit is Hy wat laat groei.
1 Korintiers 3:7
On Jan 3, 2014 2:31 PM, "Ubuntu Bear ZA" <zabear1 at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Hi Frans
> would have answered earlier if only I could get connection .  duh
> now working from my other PC again.
>
> your advice helped in that I cleaned the wireless totally and then plugged
> in the wifi dongle.
> It then worked in the sense that it started to search wifi - more than
> what I had previously.
> It now finds my adsl wifi (good reception) and tries to connect, and even
> says that I now can disconnect, but keeps searching and DOES NOT CONNECT.
>
> re the error messages - where is dmesg? in the box it does not show an
> error message, only that it is not connected
> lsusb - in terminal at root all is OK
> I know not how to go elsewhere to sheck for lsusb
>
> Rusty
>
>
> On 03/01/2014 11:20, Frans de waal wrote:
>
> For starters plug in the dongle then look at dmesg for any error messages
> concerning the WiFi dongle... Then also have a look at the output of the
> lsusb command if you do not under stand the output of the commands paste it
> here and we'll try to help further. Also try looking at the firmware
> packages in synaptic for a solution.
>
> Frans de Waal
> cell: 076 639 8315
> skype: meesterarend1
>
> Wie plant en wie natgooi is nie belangrik nie.
> Die belangrike Eebn is God want dit is Hy wat laat groei.
> 1 Korintiers 3:7
> On Jan 3, 2014 11:07 AM, "Zabear" <zabear1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi, on another computer with Ubuntu12.04 I easily connected with a new
>> wifi dongle - it just worked out of the box, know not why or how, but it
>> worked - as it should with Buntu.
>>
>> NOW however I have to connect to another PC, also with Ubuntu 12.04 and I
>> cannot get the Network connection to START SEARCHING WIFI. The wireless
>> area does not even show on the drop-down box.
>> When I go to Wireless and ADD, I enter the name of the ADSL router but do
>> not understand to enter the items under Wireless SSID etc
>>
>> I have tried what I could. Any help would be appreciated.
>> Rusty
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