[xubuntu-users] wireless network connection not present
Jamie Griffin
jamie at fastmail.net
Mon Mar 24 17:53:46 UTC 2008
Nicolas Ferré wrote:
> Vincent a écrit :
>>
>> On 3/24/08, *Jamie Griffin* <jamie at fastmail.net
>> <mailto:jamie at fastmail.net>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi everyone
>>
>> I recently installed xubuntu, since i no longer have an option to use my
>> wireless connection.
>>
>> I'm using a Dell xpsM1330 laptop which has uses an Intel Corporation
>> PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (rev 02) ( i think this is right
>> component on the lspci list?)
>>
>> It worked on Ubuntu (gnome) desktop, so i would have thought i should be
>> able to use it with Xubuntu. Can anyone help me to set it up correctly
>> or advise further?
>>
>>
>> While not an ideal solution, something I've often found to work is to
>> select "Manual Configuration" and then configure it by disabling roaming
>> mode.
>>
>> Thanks very much
>>
>> Jamie
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> --
>> Vincent
>>
>
> Hi, I also had some problems with the default network manager coming
> with xubuntu. I changed it to wicd, and since then, it works perfectly
> on my dell d830 laptop. See: http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/wicd
>
> Hope this helps
>
Thanks for the advice, i check both out.
Jamie
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