On a similar note I have a usb wireless card that I use for an old computer using knoppix and it has a problem detecting this at startup. No wireless card is detected and I cannot start it at all. Is there a trick to getting usb wireless cards detected? Once it is detected it should be no issue configuring and bringing it up. But does anyone have any ideas what I should do to detect it.
-----Original Message----- From: Nick Rout [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, 8 April 2009 1:36 pm To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Getting started with 802.11 On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Roy Britten <[email protected]> wrote: > 2009/4/8 Gauland, Michael <[email protected]>: >> The next into the modern age is to get my laptop networking >> wirelessly under Ubuntu. I've installed 'ndiswrapper', and the USB >> stick seems to be working. 'wifi-radar' reports finding the router, >> but I haven't been able to get a connection up. > > And what are you running? > > If any of the 8.10 *buntus, ignore all the out-of-date advice on the > Interwebs regarding installing additional packages. It often (based on > very limited personal experience and some Googling) Just Works if you > leave it as a standard setup and enable the backports repository. (And > update and upgrade forthwith.) Installing ndiswrapper may or may not > adversely affect your results. > > Roy. > Recommendation: use an atheros card if at all possible. They just work on linux. Unfortunately your laptop may have given you no choice of chipset, but often they are mini-pci and you can swap out a broadcom etc for an atheros based one. I have had no real problems with ubuntu/mythbuntu 8.04 or 8.10 using atheros chipsets, using the standard network manager and no extra packages. ********************************************************************** This electronic email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. The views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the Christchurch City Council. If you are not the correct recipient of this email please advise the sender and delete. Christchurch City Council http://www.ccc.govt.nz **********************************************************************
