how i connect to internet with wi-fi

please open a terminal and type (without the $)

$ lsusb

drag the mouse over the output right click and paste it in a reply here. This will tell us more information about the particular device. It displays info on all USB devices connected to you machine.

there is another useful command :

$ iwconfig

and it will tell you if a driver has been loaded and functional for a wireless device.

whoops I meant "right click *COPY* and then paste it in a reply here...

Hi,

When I typed lsusb I got
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 045e:00c2 Microsoft corp.
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 058f:9360 Alcor Micro Corp
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 2525:1932
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

and when I typed iwcongif it said command not found
This is a micrsoft network adapter and i is connected in the usb but it suppose to turned on the lights.
Thanks for your time,
Stelios

When you speak about "commands" in any current computer language or system, it means something that you have to type *exactly* as it's written :) Try to cut and paste the command from the browser, it's "iwconfig" and I bet you will get something more informative.

sorry about that,

I got

lo no wireless extensions
eth0 no wireless extensions

thats all I got.

It's probably a driver issue. Is the wifi linux compatible? You should always check that before buying. If it's something you already had you are probably going to have find out if there are linux drivers available.

Lots more info on wifi at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs