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wireless lan not working

Asked by alphonzy

i used ubuntu 7.10 and could not connect to my wireless network without any passwords or encryptions. i could see the network but it wouldn't connect or browse. help!.

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Tony Mugan (tmugan) said : 		#1

The main thing is to determine what chipset your wireless network card has, then figure it out from there.

You should open a terminal window (Applications menu, Accessories) and type one of the following...

If you have a USB wireless card then try this

lsusb

or if it's an internal (PCI) card try

lspci | grep Ethernet

Also, what is the wireless network type you are connecting to Open, WEP or WPA?

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