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namtroh Joined: Dec 29, 2007 Posts: 9 Location:Texas, USA Other Topics	Posted Dec 29, 2007 at 6:37:23 PM Subject: Newbie needs minor guidance Good morning. I have finally taken the leap and installed Ubuntu 7.10. It is remarkable! All works well with the exception of reestablishing my wireless connection. It works perfectly when I boot up Windows XP (sorry). Data: - Wireless PCI Card = LinkSys WMP54GS (802.11g) - OS = Unbuntu v7.10 Shouldn't Ubuntu 7.10 have current drivers? Any help is greatly appreciated. I am very anxious to try out the web on my new OS. Thanks Ubuntu 7.10 user
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alpinesatan.com Joined Dec 01, 2007 Posts: 639 Location:London, England Other Topics	Posted: Dec 29, 2007 6:50:25 PM Subject: Newbie needs minor guidance Hey Buddy! Im in the same boat, only thing is airport on my mac just will not work :D So yea your problem......................................if you click system > administration > network, then enter your password is your wireless card not there??? i know your card doesnt work straight away but have you tried this??? Kind Regards OS X 10.4.11 and Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7.10, not forgetting fedora :D
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alpinesatan.com Joined Dec 01, 2007 Posts: 639 Location:London, England Other Topics	Posted: Dec 29, 2007 6:54:12 PM Subject: Newbie needs minor guidance if so this may be of some help, it did nothing for me but hey im using a MAC :D http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=405990 OS X 10.4.11 and Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7.10, not forgetting fedora :D
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alpinesatan.com Joined Dec 01, 2007 Posts: 639 Location:London, England Other Topics	Posted: Dec 29, 2007 7:04:08 PM Subject: Newbie needs minor guidance http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-wireless-networking-41/wmp54g-linksys-pci-card-with-ndiswrapper-on-ubuntu-317009/ just incase :D OS X 10.4.11 and Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7.10, not forgetting fedora :D
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namtroh Joined Dec 29, 2007 Posts: 9 Location:Texas, USA Other Topics	Posted: Dec 29, 2007 7:50:53 PM Subject: Newbie needs minor guidance Thanks for the quick response.......... It's a shame this couldn't be easier. Surely there is some genius out there that can speak the Newbie language and get us through this so we can enjoy this wonderful OS. Thanks again.....standing by.....N Ubuntu 7.10 user
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alpinesatan.com Joined Dec 01, 2007 Posts: 639 Location:London, England Other Topics	Posted: Dec 29, 2007 8:37:53 PM Subject: Newbie needs minor guidance LOL! yes, so how are you getting on??? OS X 10.4.11 and Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7.10, not forgetting fedora :D
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namtroh Joined Dec 29, 2007 Posts: 9 Location:Texas, USA Other Topics	Posted: Dec 29, 2007 9:44:07 PM Subject: Newbie needs minor guidance Progress? Here is my current standing: 1. My Linksys Wireless PCI Card (BCM 4318) is recognized by the Ubuntu Device Manager 2. A review of installed Drivers indicates the BCM43xx driver is installed 3. I can successfully PING the network and get 5 STRONG Pings in return, thereby my card can see the network.. 4. Regrettably, I STILL cannot connect to the Web Questions: 1. Don't know whether I have WEP ASCII or Hex.... 2. I think it is now simply a matter of entering the correct connection data/critieria, ie.; IP Address, WEP ASCII vs WEP Hex, ESSID, and Key, etc.etc...etc............. Who knows? Anybody feel free to weigh in...............N Ubuntu 7.10 user
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alpinesatan.com Joined Dec 01, 2007 Posts: 639 Location:London, England Other Topics	Posted: Dec 29, 2007 9:48:34 PM Subject: Newbie needs minor guidance well if you can ping this is great, well kind of.....................................what are you pinging??? i hope it was a website :D Have you got encription on your router??? OS X 10.4.11 and Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7.10, not forgetting fedora :D
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alpinesatan.com Joined Dec 01, 2007 Posts: 639 Location:London, England Other Topics	Posted: Dec 29, 2007 9:55:57 PM Subject: Newbie needs minor guidance heres an idea, click applications > add/remove > search for Kwlan wlan manager, making sure that all avalible applications is selected to the right of it. Install this, reboot, open up what you just installed by clicking on applications > internet > rutil wlan manager; by doing this we will see if your system knows that there is a wireless device installed. The software maybe installed but this something else. this will also help to connect to wireless networks and the gui makes it a lil easier to deal with things. Just reply saying what you pinged, if it wasnt a website address like www.bbc.co.uk do it and let me know. OS X 10.4.11 and Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7.10, not forgetting fedora :D
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namtroh Joined Dec 29, 2007 Posts: 9 Location:Texas, USA Other Topics	Posted: Dec 29, 2007 9:56:33 PM Subject: Newbie needs minor guidance Yes.................WEP. Just need ot find out if it is asci or hex. Ubuntu 7.10 user
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alpinesatan.com Joined Dec 01, 2007 Posts: 639 Location:London, England Other Topics	Posted: Dec 29, 2007 10:01:59 PM Subject: Newbie needs minor guidance probably asci OS X 10.4.11 and Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7.10, not forgetting fedora :D
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alpinesatan.com Joined Dec 01, 2007 Posts: 639 Location:London, England Other Topics	Posted: Dec 29, 2007 10:06:00 PM Subject: Newbie needs minor guidance DUH! my wep is HEX lol OS X 10.4.11 and Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7.10, not forgetting fedora :D
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namtroh Joined Dec 29, 2007 Posts: 9 Location:Texas, USA Other Topics	Posted: Dec 29, 2007 10:13:38 PM Subject: Newbie needs minor guidance Just gotta figure out where to find which one I have............ n Ubuntu 7.10 user
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alpinesatan.com Joined Dec 01, 2007 Posts: 639 Location:London, England Other Topics	Posted: Dec 29, 2007 10:17:37 PM Subject: Newbie needs minor guidance well 1 way is to tap into you router via ip address, in my case its 192.168.2.1 in the address bar of my browser, nav to the part where the sec WEP key is setup and it should say :D OS X 10.4.11 and Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7.10, not forgetting fedora :D
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alpinesatan.com Joined Dec 01, 2007 Posts: 639 Location:London, England Other Topics	Posted: Dec 29, 2007 10:18:33 PM Subject: Newbie needs minor guidance this can be done on the machine that is connected to the router :D Kind Regards OS X 10.4.11 and Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7.10, not forgetting fedora :D
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alpinesatan.com Joined Dec 01, 2007 Posts: 639 Location:London, England Other Topics	Posted: Dec 29, 2007 11:11:56 PM Subject: Newbie needs minor guidance hey dude ive just sorted my wifi connection out. when you start up rutil wlan manager an you connect to the router there is a signal icon by the clock top right. Click on that and it should have a list of avalible networks. Click on yours and enter the password if you have one. Thats it dude it will work. Please let me know :D OS X 10.4.11 and Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7.10, not forgetting fedora :D
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namtroh Joined Dec 29, 2007 Posts: 9 Location:Texas, USA Other Topics	Posted: Dec 29, 2007 11:38:39 PM Subject: Newbie needs minor guidance Standby.................trying it. n Ubuntu 7.10 user
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alpinesatan.com Joined Dec 01, 2007 Posts: 639 Location:London, England Other Topics	Posted: Dec 29, 2007 11:41:06 PM Subject: Newbie needs minor guidance o im standing by dude :D OS X 10.4.11 and Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7.10, not forgetting fedora :D
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namtroh Joined Dec 29, 2007 Posts: 9 Location:Texas, USA Other Topics	Posted: Dec 30, 2007 12:08:53 AM Subject: Newbie needs minor guidance Sorry, Kwlan not listed. Must not be part of the Ubuntu 7.10 LiveCD download. Is it downloadable? n Ubuntu 7.10 user
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alpinesatan.com Joined Dec 01, 2007 Posts: 639 Location:London, England Other Topics	Posted: Dec 30, 2007 12:11:04 AM Subject: Newbie needs minor guidance search for rutil OS X 10.4.11 and Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7.10, not forgetting fedora :D
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namtroh Joined Dec 29, 2007 Posts: 9 Location:Texas, USA Other Topics	Posted: Dec 30, 2007 12:49:13 AM Subject: Newbie needs minor guidance Sorry.......No Joy....... rutil nor Kwlan available. I tried all apps and open source and found both but would not let me install due to no internet connection....duh n Ubuntu 7.10 user
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