wireless problems with Ubuntu 10.10

[alfred]

On 16/01/2011 12:06 AM, Malcolm O'Brien wrote:
>> Has the laptop been dropped?
>
> I have an Acer Aspire 3000. It _was_ dropped. I eventually decided that
> the HD was toast and got a new one, on which I installed Ubuntu. With an
> Ethernet cable, things are fine; without it "wireless is disabled".
>
> Considering that the internal wireless might also be toast from being
> dropped, I plugged a NTI wireless-G USB adapter in. Used the .INF file
> from its Windows CD-ROM, but still "wireless is disabled", now for 2
> adapters.
>
> Don't know how much this might reflect Raymond's experience.
Hi:

Somewhere in a panel you will have the Icon for wireless. Right click on 
it, and see what you get. Left click on it and see what you get. Where 
it says Enable, click on that! What ever right or Left Click you used to 
find Enable use the opposite to click that I icon. Then Click on the 
Wifi signal you want to connect too. Should work.

Also if the Wifi Adapter is plugged into the Board, pull it out 
partially, then push it in a few times, this makes a better connection, 
and it might work again that is your internal connection on you MOBO - 
Motherboard! Some of these Wifi things have a connector on them, when it 
gets dropped then it gets loose.

For USB to Wifi adapters just using any driver does not work. You need 
to use the Specific Driver, and if it is Windows then use that Wrapper.

All I can think of for now!

Alfred!