Friday, August 20, 2010

How to connect to a wireless internet using Ubuntu?

i have a hp compaq presario c300 with at%26amp;t as my internet provider. im new to linux and after countless hours of googling ways to fix my problem i am still unable to connect to the internet. im running ubuntu 9.10 and in the wireless manager menu it doesnt even register that my internet is there.How to connect to a wireless internet using Ubuntu?
Here is the Official Ubuntu Wireless Documentation





Cards Supported


https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDo鈥?/a>





Troubleshooting/Howto/General


https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDo鈥?/a>





In the event of your Wifi card being unsupported you can use Ndiswrapper Here is the Official Ubuntu Ndiswrapper Documentation


https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDo鈥?/a>








LUg.How to connect to a wireless internet using Ubuntu?
I had this same problem while using LinuxMint 7 (which is based on Ubuntu 9.04), and had to work it out myself.


In the taskbar area, right click on the internet connection icon, then select Edit Connections.


Select the Wireless tab, then select Add.


Tell it the name of your wireless router, that it is a WPA/WPA2 Security, and enter your password (if any)





That should activate your wireless.


(That's what it took for mine)





Good luck.
Step 1


Open the main Ubuntu menu, move your cursor over ';Accessories,'; and then click on ';Terminal.'; Type (or copy and paste) ';sudo aptitude install ndiswrapper-common'; (without quotes) at the prompt and hit ';Enter.';





Step 2


Type your administrator password when prompted, then hit ';Enter.'; This will download and install ndiswrapper and any required dependencies.





Step 3


Plug in your USB or PCMCIA wireless card (if you don't have an internal device), and then restart the computer.





Step 4


Copy the Windows driver for the wireless device to your desktop and make note of the driver file name (usually an ';.inf'; file). Open a terminal and type ';cd ~/Desktop,'; then hit ';Enter.';





Step 5


Type ';sudo ndiswrapper -i drivername.inf'; and hit ';Enter'; to install the Windows driver (substitute the actual driver name). Type ';sudo ndiswrapper -l,'; then hit ';Enter'; to confirm the driver installed correctly (will list installed drivers). Restart the computer.





Step 6


Open the main menu, move your cursor over ';System,'; then ';Preferences,'; and then click on ';Network Configuration.'; Click on the ';Wireless'; tab to configure wireless networks, security keys, ESSID and other network settings. When finished, click ';Close'; to save and exit the network manager.





Step 7


Restart the device by typing ';sudo ifup wlan0'; in a terminal, then hit ';Enter.'; Test your wireless Internet connection by opening a web page in your browser.





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