On Mon, Apr 09, 2007 at 11:37:03 -0400, Grok Mogger wrote: [...]
> Hey everyone, thanks a lot for the advice! I ended up getting a Netgear > WPN311 Wireless G PCI card. Now I'm just trying to get the darn thing > working. Right now, I'm actually using the desktop install of Ubuntu 6.10, > Edgy Eft. I've followed the advice here: > http://www.ubuntugeek.com/enable-wpa-wireless-access-point-in-ubuntu.html > > to the letter. No dice. I don't see the small graphic of blue bars that > the author has pictured. What I find really strange is that my card just > doesn't seem to be finding any wireless networks at all. I click the icon > that looks like two little black monitors, and I have a "Wired Network" > option, but then under the "Wireless Networks" there is just nothing. Like > my card isn't picking up anything. (I know there are a few wireless > networks in my area that it should see) > > In Device Manager the card is identified as a "AR5212 802.11abg NIC" and it > has two entries underneath it, a "WLAN Interface" and an "Unknown Device". > > I figure whatever I've messed up, I've done such a fantastic job of it that > I'll just have to figure out for myself, but does anything jump out at > anyone right away? Step 1 is: Run "iwconfig" as root and post the output here. Further steps depend on the outcome of step 1. -- Regards, Florian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]