Awesome! There are two options. If this is a stay-at-home computer and you just need to connect to your home router, I'd fill in /etc/network/interfaces with your details; something like:yes. It finally scanned and found my router.Then restart the interface to get it to read the file and use the details:Code:auto lo iface lo inet loopback auto wlan0 iface wlan0 inet dhcp wpa-ssid <your_router> wpa-psk <your_key>Be sure you connected and got an IP address:Code:sudo ifdown wlan0 && sudo ifup wlan0And that you can reach ye olde interwebs:Code:ifconfigOf course, substitute your details here.Code:ping -c3 www.google.com
On the other hand, if you take your computer to the coffee shop, library, etc., I'd probably re-install Network Manager.
EDIT: As always, if you need specific guidance, please feel free to ask us. Wild Man and I will be very happy to help.
Last edited by chili555; March 30th, 2013 at 06:46 PM.
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Thank you very much. You guys are a great help. I think I will try to reinstall the network manager. I'll let you know when I need further assistance. Probably very soon...
I haven't had time to do anything in the meantime, but when I came back and started my machine again the wlan scan wasn't possible anymore:
sudo iwlist wlan0 scan
resulted in:
wlan0 Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down
In order to come back to the point where I can detect my router I had to repeat the command:
sudo ifconfig wlan0 up
Is there a way to to keep it up even after rebooting the system?
I guess it doesn't make sense to reinstall network manager at this stage. Right?
That is because network manager is not insatlled, run this command with a wired connection:
ThanksCode:sudo apt-get install --reinstall network-manager network-manager-gnome
In fact, a big part of the purpose of NM is to bring up and manage your interface.
"Oh, Ubuntu, you are my favorite Linux-based operating system" --Dr. Sheldon Cooper, B.Sc., M.Sc., M.A., Ph.D., Sc.D.
Now I'm completely pissed off. Every f... little step results in a sound internet search. I think I found the deb file I need but the Ubuntu Software Center doesn't allow me to click install. Such a mess! What's the command to get it run. Otherwise please let me know how to deinstall the mess!
Assuming the package is on your desktop, then:Code:cd Desktop sudo dpkg -i network*.deb
"Oh, Ubuntu, you are my favorite Linux-based operating system" --Dr. Sheldon Cooper, B.Sc., M.Sc., M.A., Ph.D., Sc.D.
These are the packages you need.
ThanksCode:network-manager network-manager-gnome
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