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Ubuntu 8.04 on my laptop cant find my wireless internet connection.

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OK, i have a Toshiba Satellite A215-S5837 and Ubuntu 8.04. I've read all the other articles saying "iwconfig and to download software but i CANT GET ON THE INTERNET. Im duel booting with Vista and a it works on that. I have and Atheros WLAN and it says its enabled and in use but in the Network it says im connected to a direct ethernet connection but i cant get online. I have a netgear wireless router. I looked at all the help icons for the internet but it leads me to things that arent there. EX: Enable wireless connection, DONT HAVE IT!!! NEED HELP -masterJ

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masterJ (jdboardslide) said : 		#1

NEED HELP

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peter b (b1pete) said : 		#3

try

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Device/RealtekRTL8187b

and see if your chipset is the same; if yes just proceed implementing this howto.

if not, pls post here output of

lspci

and

lsusb

commands; somebody will help you further.

peter b

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