wireless problems with Ubuntu 10.10

[Chris]

Reboot the router and any modem you might have
Unplug for 1 minute then plug in again = reboot.
Chris.

On 14 January 2011 22:42, Eric <1ballistic1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> If you click the wireless icon then, do any wireless networks show up
> at all? (anything it sees should be listed there)
>
> If there isn't, first thing I'd check would be that someone didn't
> happen to find the switch to turn off the wireless on the laptop - the
> hard way. With Toshiba, could be a physical switch/button, could could
> be "fn"+(some key), usually has that wireless "tower" icon on it.
>
> If there are networks listed, trying to connect to another one would
> tell you if its working(a secured one should ask for the password/key,
> so you'd get some feedback even if you cant get online)
>
> On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 11:18 PM, raymond house <raymondh40 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > One more thing, I don,t know if this has any bearing on the subject, but
> > this problem occurred when their neighbour returned that day from a
> trip.He
> > uses a router also ??  My daughter thinks that her router has no security
> > configured on it, don,t know ??  Ray
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 10:09 PM, raymond house <raymondh40 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> one other thing, they did not have much in the machine yet, so I did a
> >> reinstall from cd of 10.10 with no difference, still no wireless.  Ray
> >>
> >> On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 9:49 PM, raymond house <raymondh40 at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I don,t think there were any updates and the unit was not dropped and I
> >>> checked and rechecked the cables. The trouble is I cant isolate the
> problem
> >>> to either the D-link or the computer, I wish there was a way to be
> certain
> >>> which one is giving me this problem ?  Ray
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 9:43 PM, Mark Ueki Mina <
> themarker0 at hotmail.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Very odd, any recent updates to the firmware of the router or the
> >>>> driver? Has the laptop been dropped? It is possible that you the
> connecter
> >>>> cables are loose. I had that issue a while ago.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ________________________________
> >>>> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:40:58 -0500
> >>>> Subject: Re: wireless problems with Ubuntu 10.10
> >>>> From: raymondh40 at gmail.com
> >>>> To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
> >>>>
> >>>> Hi Mark, don,t know about the wireless card but it all worked for 3
> days
> >>>> and now I can,t connect through the router. The Toshiba is 2 years old
> as
> >>>> well as the D-link router. Why the sudden change? I am trying to
> convince
> >>>> people around here to go Ubuntu and this does not help. If I connect
> direct
> >>>> to the modem it,s all ok,  Ray
> >>>>
> >>>> On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 9:31 PM, Mark Ueki Mina <
> themarker0 at hotmail.com>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> What is the wireless card? Does your router support G? The laptop
> seems
> >>>> newish it should work..
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> > Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:28:02 -0500
> >>>> > From: alfred.s at nexicom.net
> >>>> > To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
> >>>> > Subject: Re: wireless problems with Ubuntu 10.10
> >>>> >
> >>>> > On 14/01/2011 8:53 PM, raymond house wrote:
> >>>> > > Hi folks, A few days ago I installed Ubuntu 10.10 into a Toshiba
> >>>> > > p-300c
> >>>> > > laptop and after a few problems were fixed it worked fine but
> today
> >>>> > > the
> >>>> > > wireless wont connect to a D-link router. Works ok direct. Any
> help
> >>>> > > would be appreciated. Ray
> >>>> > >
> >>>>
> >>>>
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