Hello
james,
If Ubuntu does not sense your wireless card
automatically. You will havve ot know what type of wireless device you have in
your laptop. for example on my dell xps m1210 I have an intel pro wireless 3945.
Most distros sense my wireless card automatically. However, if not, I just hook
my laptop up to my routerr and install things that way. You can install packages
on the live cd as if you were running linux on your hard drive.
Alonzo
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 7:32
AM
Subject: Re: [orca-list] Live CD and
Internet Connection
Hi folks,
Further to my post, I am using a Wireless Netgear
Router. Perhaps I need to download the Wireless-tools from Deb? But as I 've
not installed Linux yet and as I have no connection in Linux anyway, this
seems a little difficult smile. However, I did manage to get a "welcome to
ubuntu " internet page when I opened up firefox. It was only when I tried to
go to say goodle for example when I found htat the page could not be found. I
ran ifconfig from the terminal but wasn't quite sure what I was looking for. I
found inet address but it didn't look like anything I've recognised before. My
Mask net I thik that is what it is called - sorry if it is not seems correct
but I can't remember if it is as i don't think i have it to hand. Maybe I will
boot back into the Live CD and run Icpci to see if I can found out exactly
what router I'm running.
Thank you all for your patience and support of
this Linux newbie
Best wishes
James
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 1:21
PM
Subject: Live CD and Internet
Connection
Hi folks,
I have played with Linux Ubuntu on a Live CD
and I have others to try. Unfortunately, Ubuntu doens't automatically find
my wireless internet connection from the CD. Does this mean that installed
Linux Ubuntu distribution - if indeed I do decide that is the one for me
will not find it either. I've found a Network Configuration option in the
menus, I assume this is wher I will set things up if Linux refuses to find
my connection one it is installed. How have others overcome this
problem?
Thank you best wishes
James
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