Wifi ubuntu 10.04.3 on a presario 2800t laptop(in the bios it calls it a p2800n)

Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0bb2:6098 Ambit Microsystems Corp. USB Cable Modem
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0846:9030 NetGear, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 82845 845 [Brookdale] Chipset Host Bridge [8086:1a30] (rev 04)
 Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
 Kernel modules: intel-agp
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82845 845 [Brookdale] Chipset AGP Bridge [8086:1a31] (rev 04)
 Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev 42)
 Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801CAM ISA Bridge (LPC) [8086:248c] (rev 02)
 Kernel modules: iTCO_wdt, intel-rng
00:1f.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801CAM IDE U100 Controller [8086:248a] (rev 02)
 Kernel driver in use: ata_piix
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller [0401]: Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Audio Controller [8086:2485] (rev 02)
 Kernel driver in use: Intel ICH
 Kernel modules: snd-intel8x0
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility M7 LW [Radeon Mobility 7500] [1002:4c57]
 Kernel driver in use: radeon
 Kernel modules: radeonfb, radeon
02:04.0 Communication controller [0780]: Conexant Systems, Inc. HSF 56k HSFi Modem [14f1:2f00] (rev 01)
02:06.0 CardBus bridge [0607]: Texas Instruments PCI1410 PC card Cardbus Controller [104c:ac50] (rev 02)
 Kernel driver in use: yenta_cardbus
 Kernel modules: yenta_socket
02:08.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82801CAM (ICH3) PRO/100 VE (LOM) Ethernet Controller [8086:1031] (rev 42)
 Kernel modules: e100
02:0e.0 USB Controller [0c03]: NEC Corporation USB [1033:0035] (rev 41)
 Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
02:0e.1 USB Controller [0c03]: NEC Corporation USB [1033:0035] (rev 41)
 Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
02:0e.2 USB Controller [0c03]: NEC Corporation USB 2.0 [1033:00e0] (rev 02)
 Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
me@afuckingcomputer:~$ lsusb
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0bb2:6098 Ambit Microsystems Corp. USB Cable Modem
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 008: ID 0846:9030 NetGear, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

According to the following page

http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/wlan/karten/netgear

kernel support for your Netgear USB wireless adapter is available in Ubuntu 11.04

I suggest booting from the Ubuntu 11.04 LiveCD and testing the wireless USB adapter while in the LiveCD session.

If it works out-of-the-box in 11.04, then please install Ubuntu 11.04.

I had 11.04 on my laptop. It is too old to run it well. So I am going to
stay with 10.04. I already had 11.04 on the computer and it didn't work out
well. It ran way too SLOW!

On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 11:41 AM, Mark Rijckenberg <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Your question #167111 on gnome-nettool in Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-nettool/+question/167111
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Mark Rijckenberg proposed the following answer:
> According to the following page
>
> http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/wlan/karten/netgear
>
> kernel support for your Netgear USB wireless adapter is available in
> Ubuntu 11.04
>
> I suggest booting from the Ubuntu 11.04 LiveCD and testing the wireless
> USB adapter while in the LiveCD session.
>
> If it works out-of-the-box in 11.04, then please install Ubuntu 11.04.
>
> --
> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> know that it is solved:
>
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-nettool/+question/167111/+confirm?answer_id=2
>
> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
> following page to enter your feedback:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-nettool/+question/167111
>
> You received this question notification because you asked the question.
>

No I got it all taken care of. Thank you for your concern.

On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Tim Thompson <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Your question #167111 on gnome-nettool in Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-nettool/+question/167111
>
> Status: Answered => Open
>
> You are still having a problem:
> I had 11.04 on my laptop. It is too old to run it well. So I am going to
> stay with 10.04. I already had 11.04 on the computer and it didn't work out
> well. It ran way too SLOW!
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 11:41 AM, Mark Rijckenberg <
> <email address hidden>> wrote:
>
> > Your question #167111 on gnome-nettool in Ubuntu changed:
> >
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-nettool/+question/167111
> >
> > Status: Open => Answered
> >
> > Mark Rijckenberg proposed the following answer:
> > According to the following page
> >
> > http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/wlan/karten/netgear
> >
> > kernel support for your Netgear USB wireless adapter is available in
> > Ubuntu 11.04
> >
> > I suggest booting from the Ubuntu 11.04 LiveCD and testing the wireless
> > USB adapter while in the LiveCD session.
> >
> > If it works out-of-the-box in 11.04, then please install Ubuntu 11.04.
> >
> > --
> > If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> > know that it is solved:
> >
> >
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-nettool/+question/167111/+confirm?answer_id=2
> >
> > If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
> > following page to enter your feedback:
> >
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-nettool/+question/167111
> >
> > You received this question notification because you asked the question.
> >
>
> --
> You received this question notification because you asked the question.
>

Please set the thread status to solved, if the issue is currently solved.

I also have ubuntu 11.04 and the netgear WNA3100, but it didn't quite work out of the box.
This is what worked for me.

-plug in the wna3100
-open the terminal and type: lsusb
-hit enter, you should see something like this: Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0846:9020 NetGear, Inc.
-if the answer is yes go on with the following
-create a folder somewhere you could find it easily (name it wifi driver or so)
-download the driver from here: (just copy the url, paste it in your web browser and hit enter if the link doesn't work)
http://media.cdn.ubuntu-de.org/forum/attachments/2612284/Broadcom_bcm43xx_USB_32_64bit_v2.tar.gz
-You will get a box that ask to open or save the driver file
-open it with whatever program you use to unzip (or save it somewhere and unzip it from there)
-unzip it to the folder you created in the first step
-right click both .inf files, go to tab 'rights' and click on the make file executable box (mine is in dutch so I don't know if the translation is right)
- close that window
-do the same for the .sys files
-now open the windows wireless driver program (download it from ubuntu software center if you don't have it)
-browse the .inf file with that program and click install.
-never erase the folder where the .inf and .sys files are found!!!
-pull out the wna3100
-reboot your computer
-plug in the wna3100, when it stops blinking open the network manager.
-You should be able to see your wireless network.
-if yes, then jump up like me and shout yeehaah (or something alike)
-if not, i feel really sorry for you, but somehow this worked for me and my ubuntu 11.04