Internet wifi problem

[MarcusA]

Hello

I just installed a dual boot with Vista and ubuntu 8.10. My wireless internet conection works perfect in Vista but in Ubuntu I don't seem to be connected to the internet; i thought it would connect me automatically but alas.

I'm pretty much a n00b when it comes to computer issues so I don't have a clue what to do next?

This is what I get with ifconfig and iwconfig:


zoran@Omega:~$ ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1b:b9:8a:59:88
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
Interrupt:220 Base address:0x4000

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:486 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:486 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:30448 (30.4 KB) TX bytes:30448 (30.4 KB)

zoran@Omega:~$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

pan0 no wireless extensions.

zoran@Omega:~$

I'd appreciate your help

[phantom3113]

One of the first blush issues you should consider is if your wireless card is supported and/or if they have proprietary drivers. What model of card do you have? The output of lsusb tells you.

[MarcusA]

One of the first blush issues you should consider is if your wireless card is supported and/or if they have proprietary drivers. What model of card do you have? The output of lsusb tells you.

This is what it tells me:

zoran@Omega:~$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0bda:0111 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Card Reader
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 046d:c51b Logitech, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 03f0:0f0c Hewlett-Packard
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
zoran@Omega:~$

[RedSingularity]

What does "lspci" give you?

[mark bower]

a USB adapter that works "out of the box" with Ubuntu 8.10 and connects to my router is Belkin F5D7050, sold at Best Buy and Fry's Electronics. others report success with this adapter easily connecting. none of my PCI adapters worked, so they are stored for possible future use. i ended my misery by buying what works with native linux drivers, no ndiswrapper stuff.

mark bower

[phantom3113]

Whoops, typed the wrong one. While that's not unhelpful, what Shadow suggested would be better:

What does "lspci" give you?

Sorry for the mistype!

[MarcusA]

Ah well lspci gave me this:

00:05.0 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP61 High Definition Audio (rev a2)
00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP61 IDE (rev a2)
00:07.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 Ethernet (rev a2)
00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller (rev a2)
00:08.1 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller (rev a2)
00:09.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
00:0c.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:05.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7131/SAA7133/SAA7135 Video Broadcast Decoder (rev d1)
01:06.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5413 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)
01:09.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6306 Fire II IEEE 1394 OHCI Link Layer Controller (rev 80)
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8500 GT (rev a1)
zoran@Omega:~$

[RedSingularity]

Looks like you need drivers for that card. Look HERE. Download that and install.....see how that goes.

[MarcusA]

Will do! Lets try it out..

[RedSingularity]

Yes let me know how that goes. If it doesn't work i have something else.