Re: [orca-list] Furtherto Ubuntu and Internet connections

["Aruni Sharma" <libranarsh gmail com>]

Hi, you can also use iwlist scan command for a list of wireless
connections available. It's become quite easy to connect to wifi with
orca in the intrepid. nevigate to the top pannel and find an item
which orca announces as icon. probably there are a few there and one
of them is for network manager. you can press the application key on
each of the icons and see which is the right one. move your focus to
this icon and press enter. press down arrow and you should see a list
of wireless connections. press enter on the desired one. if it is a
secured connection, you will get a password dialogue which is
completely accessible with orca. enter password, and click connect you
are connected. sometimes orca goes silent at this point. if such is
the case, log out and log in again.
Thanks,
Aruni.

On 11/11/08, Michael Whapples <mwhapples aim com> wrote:
> Hello,
> I assume that as you are confused with the output of iwconfig that you must
> be getting more than just a list of interfaces not supporting wireless
> extensions. If my assumption is correct, then your wireless card is
> supported.
>
> A few things you probably want to pick out from iwconfig are:
> The interface name - this is the very first item of the block of information
> essid - this is the wireless networks name (what you should see when you
> scan for wireless networks)
> frequency (it may be shortened to something like freq) - the frequency of
> your network (alternatively I think you can get the channel)
> There is plenty of other things, speed, encryption keys, mode, etc, I can't
> remember them all and can't check as I am currently using windows.
>
> If it appears your wireless card is connected to the wrong network, you can
> check available networks with "iwlist scan". Make note of this output for
> your network as you can use this info to set up your card through iwconfig.
> If iwlist scan has shown your network then things are good as your wireless
> card is working and sees the network, leaving just the configuration to be
> done. This is where I am starting to run out of info as I am not a wireless
> expert. If tools like iwconfig, iwlist, etc sound a bit much, I am sure
> there must be a GUI tool for this, but not knowing ubuntu and not using
> wireless much I don't know what will be there.
>
> Michael Whapples
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: James&Nash
>   To: orca-list gnome org
>   Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 4:21 PM
>   Subject: [orca-list] Furtherto Ubuntu and Internet connections
>
>
>   Hi folks,
>
>   I have tried iwconfig in Ubuntu , but i do not know what I am looking for
> in the info provided. Could someone please tell me what to look for?
>
>   Thank you
>
>   james