Ubuntu upgrade problems (help)

brianthomas

Hi there. My brother updated the his dell inspiron last week and now runs Ubuntu 11.4 instead of the previous 10.4 version. The problem now is that he cant get online on his upc/Belkin router. Other laptops in the house connect no problem but they run on windows. Also the IPhone he has connects no problem. I have also connected my mobile broadband with O2 and it connected fine. Tried to search for additional drivers but its all up to date. Any help will be great???????

brianthomas

limited knowledge on this man. it was connecting no prob under the previous versions. ismod & ispic?????? help?

Capt'n Midnight

first connect the pc to the internet with a cable, this will alow it to look for driver updates

accessories - terminal
this will give you a black screen in which you can type in lspci which lists pci card


other commands to try to get some info on thecard you have

iwconfig

ifconfig

brianthomas

And with the info I be receive doin this through the terminal will I be able to easily find the router signal and connect? Thanks for the info.