installation of wireless card thwarted

This link might help you out.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsDlink

From my reading your card should work out of the box... with no need for an install disk for the drivers.

Try running the following command at the command prompt and post the results here:

iwconfig

1) where do I type in the iwconfig command (sorry I am a computer novice).

2) the installation disc has an autorun set of files, which obuntu does not seem to engage.

3) If I browse the CD file and go to either the setup.exe. or the autorun exe, I get an error message that notes that an error has occurred while loading the archive.

          If you cana answer #1 for me, i may be able to get to the solution...

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> Date: Monday, November 24, 2008, 6:25 PM
> Your question #52451 on Ubuntu changed:
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> PrivateVoid proposed the following answer:
> Try running the following command at the command prompt and
> post the
> results here:
>
> iwconfig
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According to the chart:

DWL-G650 H/W Ver.:B5 F/W Ver.: 2.54                                                                  PCMCIA

  Model

  Chipset

  Driver

  Supports network install?

  Supported in installed system?

  Works "out of the box"

  Comments

  Last Updated

See above    ?
?            Yes           Yes                 Yes         Automatically   2007

                                                                                                  detected with                                                                                                   Feisty, worked                                                                                                   after config &

                                                                                                  reboot
I would have thought that my card should install itself, as per the chart.  However  I do not know what "Feisty" means.  If this is crucial, please advise.

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--- On Mon, 11/24/08, PrivateVoid <email address hidden> wrote:
From: PrivateVoid <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Question #52451]: installation of wireless card thwarted
To: <email address hidden>
Date: Monday, November 24, 2008, 6:24 PM

Your question #52451 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/52451

PrivateVoid proposed the following answer:
>From my reading your card should work out of the box... with no need for
an install disk for the drivers.

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DWL-G650 H/W Ver.:B5 F/W Ver.: 2.54                                                                  PCMCIA

  Model

  Chipset

  Driver

  Supports network install?

  Supported in installed system?

  Works "out of the box"

  Comments

  Last Updated

See above   ?
?          Yes              Yes                 Yes         Automatically   2007

                                                                                                  detected with                                                                                                   Feisty, worked

                                                                                                  after config &                                                                                                    reboot.

According to this chart, the card should self install.  However I do not know what  "Feisty" means.  If this is of note, please advise.

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--- On Mon, 11/24/08, PrivateVoid <email address hidden> wrote:
From: PrivateVoid <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Question #52451]: installation of wireless card thwarted
To: <email address hidden>
Date: Monday, November 24, 2008, 6:23 PM

Your question #52451 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/52451

    Status: Open => Answered

PrivateVoid proposed the following answer:
This link might help you out.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsDlink

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Yeah... I think it should install automatically as well... the 'iwconfig' command would verify that...

From the Applications menu select 'Accessories' and then 'Terminal'

In the terminal window type:

iwconfig

You can then cut and paste the results in to a post here.

The Windows CD you have is not valid for Linux unless you are using a wrapper which I do not think you need to do.

iwconfig typed in and the result was as follows:

lo
eth0
irda0
pan0
wifi0

all of the above were noted: "no wireless extensions"

ath0: IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"" Nickname:""
          Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
          Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx -Power:18dBm Sensitivity=1/1
          Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=0/70 Signal level+-95 dBm Noise level=-95 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:4028 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc=0 Missed beacon:0

....and now what?????

there does not appear to be such an icon in the top panel.

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--- On Tue, 11/25/08, PrivateVoid <email address hidden> wrote:
From: PrivateVoid <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Question #52451]: installation of wireless card thwarted
To: <email address hidden>
Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 9:24 PM

Your question #52451 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/52451

    Status: Open => Answered

PrivateVoid proposed the following answer:
That indicates that you have a wireless card... ath0... but it has not
associated.

When you look at your top panel... there should be a network manager
icon... if you click on that you should get an option to connect to a
wireless network...

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I rebooted and found a network icon next to a speaker icon in the top panel.  It did show my network and it appears that I have a successful connect.  Thank you for your help and patience.

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--- On Tue, 11/25/08, hgl <email address hidden> wrote:
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Subject: Re: [Question #52451]: installation of wireless card thwarted
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Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 11:31 PM

Your question #52451 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/52451

    Status: Answered => Open

You are still having a problem:
there does not appear to be such an icon in the top panel.

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--- On Tue, 11/25/08, PrivateVoid <email address hidden>
wrote:
From: PrivateVoid <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Question #52451]: installation of wireless card thwarted
To: <email address hidden>
Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 9:24 PM

Your question #52451 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/52451

    Status: Open => Answered

PrivateVoid proposed the following answer:
That indicates that you have a wireless card... ath0... but it has not
associated.

When you look at your top panel... there should be a network manager
icon... if you click on that you should get an option to connect to a
wireless network...

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problem solved. the ion appeared when the computer was rebooted, and i was able to install the card. Many thanks for all the help.