A big THANK YOU! THANK YOU! I sat and pondered for a couple of days and would not even turn my laptop on. So, this morning I brought up the information you gave and changed from WEP to WPA and rebooted and it is now staying connected! YEA! I knew it had to be something simple. If that did not work I was going to dump everything and start over with a download of the previous version. You all are the greatest and I thank you for all the suggestions and help. Problem solved. Thank you again.
--- In [email protected], Roy <linuxcanuck@...> wrote: > > Your have found out what your wireless is. It has been around for > awhile so should not be a problem. > > BTW, it was one command, not two separate ones. The | line is a pipe > used as part of the command. It does not matter because you found out > that your card is Realtek RTL8191SEvB. > > With that information you should be able to get a driver and since it > is common I would be surprised if it was not already installed. > > Wireless does not work OTB in Linux as in Windows because Linux is > more secure. The basic principle is that nothing is changed without > your permissions. Since Wireless is a possible security problem then > it is handled differently from wired. You need to set it up on both > Windows and Linux with a encryption scheme. > > The good news is that if you do not have a Linux driver then you can > use the Windows one, so you should be able to get it working one way > or the other. > > First I would try setting up the wifi and assume that you have a > driver. You need to right-click on the network manager which should > have an icon in the notification area (Windows speak = system tray, > but in Ubuntu it is top right). I am not in Unity (Ubuntu's desktop > now, but am in KDE, but it is the same principle). Choose the settings > or options. Click on the wireless tab. Add a new wireless network. If > you have one set up under Windows for your router then use that SSID. > That will be what others see from the outside when they scan for > networks. Click on the type of encryption that your router is set up > for (I urge WPA over WEP because WEP is very crackable). Add your > password (this was all done previously when the router was set up, you > are just giving the router information to Ubuntu). Make sure that you > tick the box that says connect automatically. Once it is setup it > should work right away, but if not try a re-boot. My desktop has no > wifi built in but I can switch usb dongle brands and it does not seem > to matter. I just shut off the network and re-start and it just works. > > If it does not work then you have a driver issue. That involves > installing some packages. I would first look at Additional Drivers in > the menu. If that does not produce one then you need to get a driver > or use the Windows one. > > If you are using WEP at the router that could be the source of your > problem and you may have to amend the settings to enable WEP. > > Sometimes changing the network manager to wicd will do the trick. > > These things take time and it is not easy to troubleshoot at a distance. > > This is a busy weekend (Mother's day) and won't have much time to > respond. Others please jump in. > > Roy > > Using Kubuntu 12.04, 64-bit > Location: Canada > ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
