Re: Network troubleshooting in 8.04

[Larry Finger <Larry Finger lwfinger net>]

mohamed abu amna wrote:
> I have a new Dell inspiron 1525 NB with vista preinstallation. I have 
> installed Ubuntu 8.04 and failed completely to connect to the wireless 
> network, where as this goes smoothly in Vista.. Opening the 
> administrator and then the network does not offer the option of wireless 
> networking.
> the network manager demands a */name/* and */bssids/* in the properties 
> window.
> Please I am new to this field, please help.
> Which name should I supply?
> What is bssids?
> Thanks in advance

What device does your wireless use? You can see that from 'lspci -nvv'. Post 
only the part that describes your wireless. In addition, check the output of 
the dmesg command to see what it has to say.

Larry