[xubuntu-users] Changing from Wireless to Wired Networking

[Tim Henderson]

>     I've installed xubuntu-10.04 on my wife's Toshiba Satellite. Most of the
> time she uses the wireless networking capability for on-line activities. For
> some reason no one's been able to explain (or fix), the wireless radio will
> not work from the den at the rear of the house (the wireless access point is
> in my office at the front of the house). So, I ran a cat5 cable to the den.
>
>     However, even when booting the laptop with the ethernet cable connected,
> we cannot get connection to be recognized. The system keeps trying to
> connect to a wireless network (we see 6 others in the neighborhood), and I
> cannot turn off that search and turn on the wired connection. I've tried
> Fn-F8, the wireless switch via the keyboard, but it makes no difference.
>

Excuse me if this is elemtary, however the Network Monitor applet is 
setup somewhere on your panel, right?  You should be able to switch 
between, disable, and customize settings from the applet.

Tim H.