How to set up wireless internet in ubuntu 10.04.1
Joseph Loo
joseph.loo at dslextreme.com
Tue Oct 19 03:11:17 UTC 2010
On 10/18/2010 10:25 AM, Tony Pursell wrote:
> On Mon, 2010-10-18 at 15:42 +0530, Ashim Kapoor wrote:
>
>> Dear Sir,
>>
>> My previous version of Ubuntu ran the wireless internet fine, but let
>> me check and get back to you. Also I noticed a small wireless sign
>> with an ! mark on it in the top right panel in my office but both
>> wired and wireless refused to work. I think this icon was due to WICD.
>> This icon does not even appear in my home.
>>
> The wireless sign with a red ! mark on it means that there is no
> wireless connection. Click on that sign to see what connections are
> available. Under 'Wired Connections' you may see 'disconnected' and
> under that 'Available' and under that something like 'Auto eth1' which
> is an available wired connection. If you click on that, your wired
> connection should be enabled and the icon will change to a pair of up &
> down arrows.
>
> Tony
>
>
>> Thank you,
>> Ashim.
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 10:02 AM, d~_*b <theunknownandrew at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> On 18 October 2010 09:46, Ashim Kapoor <ashimkapoor at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Hello everyone,
>> >
>> > I installed WICD but it still says no wireless networks
>> found. Any advice
>> > would help.
>> >
>> > Many thanks,
>> > Ashim
>> >
>> > On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 9:12 AM, Traveller
>> <traveller at petlover.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On 08/10/2010 5:46, Ashim Kapoor wrote:
>> >> > Dear Tapas,
>> >> >
>> >> > In my windows I see my own wifi as well as the
>> neighbour's wifi
>> >> > connection.
>> >> >
>> >> > Here is the output of iwlist :-
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > ashimkapoor at ubuntu-laptop:/var$ iwlist scan
>> >> > lo Interface doesn't support scanning.
>> >> >
>> >> > eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
>> >> >
>> >> > wlan0 Failed to read scan data : Network is down
>> >> >
>> >> > pan0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
>> >> >
>> >> > Waiting for your comments,
>> >> > Many thanks,
>> >> > Ashim
>> >> >
>> >> > On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 5:29 PM, Tapas Mishra
>> <mightydreams at gmail.com
>> >> > <mailto:mightydreams at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Ashim Kapoor
>> <ashimkapoor at gmail.com
>> >> > <mailto:ashimkapoor at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> >> > > Dear All,
>> >> > >
>> >> > > I recently installed ubuntu 10.04.1. The wired lan
>> internet works
>> >> > fine , but
>> >> > > I am unable to install the wireless netgear
>> internet. When I do
>> >> > system
>> >> > > ->administration ->network tools and choose
>> wireless interface it
>> >> > does not
>> >> > > let me edit the ipv4 settings.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > What do I have to do ? Please explain.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Many thanks,
>> >> > > Ashim
>> >> > I searched this thing on internet and before I can
>> suggest some
>> >> > thing
>> >> > I want to know is your wifi card being detected on
>> your system.
>> >> > If possible for you just go to some friend who has a
>> wifi and see if
>> >> > you can see wifi of friends network being detected
>> >> > on your laptop.
>> >> > If you are comfortable with command line
>> >> > then post the output of
>> >> > iwlist scan
>> >> >
>> >> > If everything is working, the resulting output will
>> yield something
>> >> > like:
>> >> >
>> >> > wlan2 Scan completed :
>> >> > Cell 01 - Address: 00:1A:70:46:BA:B1
>> >> > ESSID:"lwfdjf_rad"
>> >> > Mode:Master
>> >> > Channel:1
>> >> > Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
>> >> > Quality=66/100 Signal level:-46 dBm
>> >> > Encryption key:on
>> >> > IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
>> >> > Group Cipher : CCMP
>> >> > Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
>> >> > Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
>> >> > Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
>> >> > 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
>> >> > 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
>> >> > Extra:tsf=000000da45e7c18a
>> >> > Extra: Last beacon: 68ms ago
>> >> >
>> >> > If you get this output (plus data for other AP's),
>> then the
>> >> > interface
>> >> > is able to receive data (at least).
>> >> >
>> >> > Post the results here.
>> >> >
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>> >> >
>> >> Try installing WICD. It's the only thing I've found that
>> connects my
>> >> D-Link units. After installation, you will probably find
>> the program in
>> >> the Internet menu. HTH
>> >> Dave
>> >>
>> >>
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>>
>> Check if your Wireless card is listed as supported on Linux
>> here
>> http://linux-wless.passys.nl/
>>
>> This is a good read too,
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WirelessCardsSupported
>>
>> I found both of these links here :
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/9.10/switching/preparing-hardware.html
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> The NetworkManager applet was buggy in the Karmic Jaunty
>> release but
>> its greatly improved since Karmic, I can tell you this; coz I
>> was one
>> of the privileged few too have experienced this.
>>
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>>
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Make sure that the hardware is enabled. I had a similar problem until I
turned the wireless hardware on via a fn and function key. Your method
to turn the hardware is dependent on your hardware.
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Joseph Loo
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