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Re: [orca-list] Live CD and Internet Connection

hi
to conect to a wireless router, you must click in nm-applet in gnome panel 
linux is very distant for a low vision people
bye
----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Whapples" <mwhapples aim com> 
To: "James&Nash" <james austin1984 googlemail com>
Cc: <orca-list gnome org>
Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 9:13 PM
Subject: Re: [orca-list] Live CD and Internet Connection



Firstly let's confirm whether the wireless card in the computer is found
(sorry if you know this bit is certainly happening). I would try the
iwconfig command from a terminal. It probably will tell you that certain
interfaces don't support wireless extensions, but hopefully it will give
details on the wireless settings of an interface (if you only have one
wireless card then that must be it). If it is finding your card then it
probably is a matter of configuring it for the right wireless network.
This probably is a case for distribution documentation as it does depend
on what is provided as to how you would go about configuring it. 
If it is certain that the wireless card in the computer is not being
detected then things could become a bit more difficult (not impossible
if you have internet access with another computer, as you can download
it on the other computer and transfer it with removable media). To find
how you might get an unsupported card working you probably would need to
do a google search.

Unfortunately I am not over familiar with ubuntu and I don't use
wireless that much so I can't really help much more on this.

I also have to say that I think starting with Linux is the hardest part
of using Linux as there are so many things you do initially which once
set up never need touching again.

Michael Whapples
On Sun, 2008-11-09 at 13:32 +0000, James&Nash wrote:

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 ----- From: James&Nash To: orca-list gnome org 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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