Dell Latitude D630 WiFi

[keni0902]

Just installed ubuntu on my laptop... but the Wifi driver is not initially working, so I connected to the web via LAN cable, after downloading the driver and restarting, its still not working.

Help needed please.

[ajgreeny]

Can you post the output of

lspci

and

ifconfig

and finaly

iwconfig

That will tell us the exact hardware you are using in the laptop.

[rev.elation]

I myself have a D630 although I don't have linux on it right now but when I used to I had problems with the wireless too, I started using nm-applet as my network-manager and then it started working fine.

so try:
sudo apt-get install nm-applet

sudo nm-applet

[keni0902]

I myself have a D630 although I don't have linux on it right now but when I used to I had problems with the wireless too, I started using nm-applet as my network-manager and then it started working fine.

so try:
sudo apt-get install nm-applet

sudo nm-applet

Quite new to Linux... how exactly do I do that... Please walk me through.

[rev.elation]

Open up a Terminal.

enter: sudo apt-get install nm-applet
press enter and enter your password and confirm the download.
nm-applet is a NetworkManager.
to start the networkmanager you should now (still in the terminal) enter: sudo nm-applet

then look for the new Icon among the other running programs and search for your wireless network.