Did that, mounted on boot or not, on an install or on the Live CD, it just
wants to connect but doesn't. The computer is an HP compac dc7600 P4-650
and no, don't have any booklet for the motherboard as it was purchased
second-hand. The user is otherwise very happy with Unity as the computer
now runs visibly faster than under XP pro.

On 27 February 2012 17:04, David <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> Was the USB mounted by the system when you plugged it in?  If so, unmount
> it then try it as an interface.
>
>
>
>
> On 26/02/2012 7:06 PM, Denis-André Desjardins. wrote:
>
>> It'S not an 802 issue. The USB  wi-fi works on other computers and
>> connects.
>>
>> On 26 February 2012 19:02, Andre Courchesne
>> <andre_mailinglist@net-forces.**com <[email protected]>
>> <mailto:andre_mailinglist@net-**forces.com<[email protected]>>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>    Might be a 802.11a/b/g/n issue.
>>
>>    On 2012-02-26, at 1:38 PM, Denis-André Desjardins. wrote:
>>
>>     The card (Tenda W311P) is not supported I will have to install its
>>>    own driver. However, I did try to plug in a USB wi-fi 'card' that
>>>    works right off the bat BUT, it fails to connect Whereas other
>>>    machines using the same thing connect without any problem... I
>>>    have tried conecting right off the install CD with the USB wi-fi
>>>    and the same thing happens, it tries to connect but fails after a
>>>    few minutes. It SHOULD connect but doesn't. Is it me forgetting
>>>    something?
>>>
>>>    On 26 February 2012 02:48, Rich <[email protected]
>>>    <mailto:[email protected]>**> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>        Are you running any NAT(Network) Filtering on the router?
>>>        Does your router have WiFi enabled?
>>>        WPA/WPA2 enabled?
>>>
>>>        If so, check the ethernet addresses in the filter list,
>>>        make sure your mac address is in there.  Check the
>>>        address that ifconfig is reporting.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>        On 02/25/2012 11:45 AM, Jeremy wrote:
>>>
>>>            On 12-02-25 10:49 AM, Denis-André Desjardins. wrote:
>>>
>>>                I just made a fresh install, Ubuntu 11;04, on a
>>>                friend's machine, it WAS running XP pro.
>>>                It was not connected to the internet but does have a
>>>                wi-fi card.
>>>                I made the connection to the network, but nothing happens!
>>>                It doesn't ask to connect or anything of the sort...
>>>
>>>                What have I forgotten?
>>>                André.
>>>
>>>            It may be using a card that is not supported. Do you see
>>>            the wireless access points when you click on the network
>>>            icon? You may need to plug into the network and run the
>>>            hardware drivers utility.
>>>
>>>            A very good idea before installing is to boot from the
>>>            livecd and make sure stuff like the network works.
>>>
>>>            Jeremy
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