[xubuntu-users] Xubuntu wireless sensivity vs. Window

[Joshua O'Leary]

On 31/01/12 08:31, SMR wrote:
> For me this question I have noticed once. In my school, we have the 
> school Internet access for our school website like bbs.
> When i worked on windows it worked well and i can always get the IP 
> address automatically. But when i used Ubuntu it could not find the 
> wireless net . I had to type in the name of the net to search for the 
> hidden wireless net and then Ubuntu could find the right net to get 
> the IP address.
>
> The reason I think is the drivers of my  WLAN card which has some 
> problems. But I can not sure.
> However I think the reason is simple if it was true, the WLAN card 
> company does not support Linux well. But  because the problem is hard 
> to fix so I give up and after all I can use it now so I don't think it 
> is a big problem.
>
> My advice for you is to check webiste of your  WLAN card company to 
> see whether they support Linux or not.
>  I hope it can help you.
>
> Best wishes!
>
>
>
>
>
Hi,
You could try running
sudo iwlist scanning
to see if more networks are detected. You could also try using the 
standard network-manager (sudo apt-get install network-manager 
network-manager-gnome), and see if more networks are found. Failing 
that, you could edit /etc/network/interfaces 
<http://nixcraft.com/ubuntu-debian/13278-etc-network-interfaces-wireless-wifi-example.html> 
and force the interface to connect to a certain wifi access point.

Joshua
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