[xubuntu-users] WiFi on "Try It"?

[David Walland]

One frustration I had was to get the right drivers for the laptop I'm using
now.  It turns out that the drivers that Xubuntu pulls down for Broadcom
wifi cards don't work and you have to unload them and load the right ones.
My wifi is Belkin which uses these  drivers.

If you are using Broadcom firmware this is likely to be the problem. This
article the "how to":

http://www.penguintutor.com/news/hardware/xubuntu-wireless

I can vouch for it working!  It was the first job I had to do a few months
ago (in fear and trembling) when I started with Xubuntu.  It is quite
instructive and breaks down inhibitions...

It's hard to be sure if you don't fully describe

Regards,

David


On 1 June 2014 03:46, Robert Miner <bobminer40 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Successfully booted from a DVD and "tried" Xubuntu without installing it.
> All works fine on Ethernet, but am unable to see any wireless networks,
> including mine.  Should I be able to hook up to a wireless network on the
> "try it" basis?  The double-arrow icon at the upper right of the screen
> shows "Enable Network," but not "Enable WiFi."  Is that the Network
> Manager, or should a Network Manager icon appear on the left side of the
> screen with other icons (it does not)?  Thanks from a wannabee/newbie.
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