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gnome-nettool package

Wireless Problems

Asked by Elliot Wright

I wiped my whole computer hard drive so i had nothing left, then installed Ubuntu 10 - the new one, basically it was a clean install, but i realised i couldnt connect to the wireless, did some research, it said i needed the windows drivers, i inserted my windows driver disc, and copied the .INF files on the Windows Wireless Drivers program,, however it says no hardware present. I dont know what to do, i run Hardware drivers, it comes up with No propietary drivers etc, so im stuck there too. It says driver not ready on the tab .

When i run sudo lshw -C network this is what happens -
0000000-f001ffff(prefetchable)
  *-network DISABLED
       description: Wireless interface
       product: PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:08:00.0
       logical name: wlan0
       version: 02
       serial: 00:1f:3c:29:fd:aa
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=iwl3945 driverversion=2.6.32-25-generic firmware=15.32.2.9 ip=81.200.64.50 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11abg

iwconfig -
wlan0 IEEE 802.11abg ESSID:off/any
          Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=0 dBm
          Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:1942-7386-28
          Power Management:off

if yu need anything else or need me to do any commands please write back, i need to get my wireless working :)

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marcus aurelius (adbiz) said : 		#1

From experience, when you initially install ubuntu, your network is disabled. Sporadically, it will disable itself.

Just right click the thing on the top right part of the screen that looks like a set of three thick curves. That's the network icon. Click "enable networking" and off you go.

BTW, you don't need any windoze drivers for ubuntu.

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Elliot Wright (elliotwright) said : 		#2

Nopes, it is already enabled, as is the wireless :(
Would it be easier to install windows again, and drivers, then run ubuntu along side it ? But mainly use Ubuntu?

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Elliot Wright (elliotwright) said : 		#3

Nopes, it is already enabled, as is the wireless :(
Would it be easier to install windows again, and drivers, then run ubuntu along side it ? But mainly use Ubuntu?

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#4

Hi,

Please first connect your network card to the wireless router using an ethernet cable (also known as a LAN cable).

In order to gather essential troubleshooting information about your wireless card, please follow this procedure:

Step 1: Open Terminal from "Applications->Accessories->Terminal"

Step 2: Please copy-paste the following command from the https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu website in Firefox into the Linux Terminal. Do NOT copy-paste from the Email message into the Terminal, as that will only copy PART of the command. The command STARTS with the word sudo and ENDS with the word restart. So please copy-paste the ENTIRE command below from Firefox into a Terminal, press <enter>, then enter password when sudo asks for password, then press enter again.

Tip: If you have a wheel mouse or 3 button mouse you do not need to type commands into the Terminal. Highlight the command written on the page. Move your cursor anywhere in the Terminal and press the wheel or middle button. Automatic Copy and paste! No spelling mistakes! No Typos! No other errors!

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install hwinfo grep; sudo lshw -C network; rfkill list; sudo iwlist scanning; cat /etc/network/interfaces; cat /etc/lsb-release; lspci -nn; lsusb; sudo lshw -short; uname -a; dmesg | egrep 'acx|at76|ath|b43|bcm|CX|eth|ipw|irmware|isl|lbtf|ndiswrapper|NPE|ound|prism|rtl|rt2|rt3|usb|witch|wl'; iwconfig; grep b43 /etc/modprobe.d/*; grep wl /etc/modprobe.d/*; sudo hwinfo --netcard ; sudo lsmod; cat /var/lib/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.state; sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

Step 3: Please post results (copy/paste terminal output) on this thread. The troubleshooters here need to see the full Terminal output from running the above command.

Step 4: Please also specify the exact model and make of your PC (if known) on this thread

Regards,

Mark

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