Terminal and Internet problems on Ubuntu 10.04

Try this
sudo passwd

tarun@tarun-desktop:~$ su
Password:
su: Authentication failure
tarun@tarun-desktop:~$ sudo passwd
Enter new UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX password:
passwd: password updated successfully
tarun@tarun-desktop:~$ su
Password:
root@tarun-desktop:/home/tarun#

I tried this and got:

rachel@rachel-laptop:~$ su
Password:
su: Authentification failure
rachel@rachel-laptop:~$ sudo passwd
[sudo] password for rachel:

And I can't type in the space after

when you type in your password you should not see it for security reasons , after type in just enter to finish what you want the terminal to do .

I'm assuming you've done an install, and your not using the Live-CD. Which version of 10.04 are you using: Workstation / Netbook / Server ?

When you did your installation, it asked you for a User-Name and Password in order to continue the install. That password is your SU password unless you've since changed it. Additionally, in the terminal window, when your typing your password, you will not see the characters or stars being displayed as it's being kept hidden unlike when your using a GUI.

As for the Wireless Problem, we need a bit more information. In a terminal, type the following and post it's results:

lspci

If the card is not being picked up at install or during Live-CD boot, we need to get the correct driver installed and will also need to know what type of wireless security your router is using ( WEP / WAP / Open etc.) in order to recommend the best course of action for for making operable your wireless NIC card.
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When you type a password in terminal you do not see any screen backchars so please type it and then press enter

I'm using Workstation.
Oohh, wow, I feel sort of stupid now XD Thanks :)

When I type in "lspci" I get:

rachel@rachel-laptop:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 4 (rev 01)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 01)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX (rev 02)
03:01.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller
03:01.1 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 19)
03:01.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C843 MMC Host Controller (rev 0a)
03:01.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (rev 05)
03:01.4 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev ff)

Oh, also, I have a WEP

You can find best help on this site by asking only one question for single thread and when the question is solved please close the question marking it solved.

Now the question here was about your password and it solved so please close this question, using the buttons on this page.

Please made a new question about your network here:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-nettool/+addquestion

Thank you

Rachel,

I think the first part of this is now resolved and as marcobra said the second half is better served in the gnome-netool question area, but as we are here, a couple things to note.

First, the Intel-945 chipset usually uses some type of Intel Wireless PCI card (but we need to verify this), however it's not showing up at all in the lspci, so I need to ask if you have it enabled in the BIOS and / or if it was working before in a Windows environment previous to installing Ubuntu?

Additionally, can you post the Computer Name & Model information so we can try to track down what Wireless hardware is installed, as this will help us determine which card you actually have installed and how best to proceed.
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Thanks
KE1HA