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From: Frank Hahn on 25 May 2010 08:20
Craig <netburgher(a)REMOVEgmail.com> wrote in
news:htfube$1ls$1(a)news.eternal-september.org:

> On 05/24/2010 01:04 PM, Jeffrey Needle wrote:
>>
>> Of course, I've moved on from andLinux (I guess I should change the
>> subject line) and am now using the netbook edition of Ubuntu. It's
>> great, looks great. But I can't seem to connect to the internet. I
>> have AT&T high speed internet, and a router that wires the whole
>> apartment I'm in. Windows, and previous installs of Wubi, found the
>> wireless network just fine. But the netbook install can't seem to
>> find it.
>>
>
> This is how I've gone about things like this:
> 0) note which version of which linux dist,
> 1) note make & model number of netbook,
> 2) determine the wireless nic manuf,
> 3) plunk the following into a search engine:
> "<nic manuf & model no>" "Ubuntu 9.10"
>
> Adjust seasoning as necessary. If you don't turn up a silver bullet,
> let us know and let us know what you found out.
>
To expand on the above, see if the wireless card is on. Typically, on any
laptop, there should be a visual indicator if the wireless radio is on or
off. If Ubuntu/Linux is not seeing the wireless card, then the radio will
most likely be off.

If you don't know what wireless card you have, then you may be able to open
a command prompt and use the command "dmesg | more" or "dmesg | less" or a
variation so you can see what the system recognized as it was booting up.

If you can find the wireless card info, then you should be able to search
for it online. Most likely, someone has already been through this.

--
Frank Hahn
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