Help with wireless with Ubuntu

maxwell smart · 2010-10-17 15:17:09

HI I was given a new laptop yesterday. It has Ubuntu as its O/S and I'm having trouble connecting to the wireless network at home. Is there an automatic finder or do I need to enter the ip address? Very lost!

17-10-2010 03:17PM

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maxwell smart

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HI

I was given a new laptop yesterday. It has Ubuntu as its O/S and I'm having trouble connecting to the wireless network at home.
Is there an automatic finder or do I need to enter the ip address?

Very lost!

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#2 17-10-2010 03:39PM

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Open the command prompt, and type ifconfig - Check and see if wlan0 exists in there. If it is - It's just a matter of using ubuntu's wifi client manager - there should be a wireless icon on your taskbar, left click on it and it should drop down a list of available networks. Check if yours is listed there.

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