Kubuntu 7.10 wireless not working.

[rambn]

I'm currently running Kubuntu 7.10 LiveCD. I am able to access the internet only when I plug in directly to the router. It appears that the driver for my wireless hardware is present, but for some reason I can't enable it via the Kubuntu desktop. I suspect that I may have configured it improperly. I have a linksys router (that's also my SSID). Under my windows config info it says that the connection is unsecured. Does that mean that I don't have a WEP key? I've left that field blank, and I wonder if that's the problem. I've also tried to logon onto 192.168.1.1 for further info, but have been unable to do so. I'm not sure if this problem is Kubuntu specific or not, but thanks for any feedback.

Here is my info

Processor AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile Technology ML-34
Operates at 1.8 GHz | 1 MB L2 Cache
HyperTransport™ technology at up to 1600 MHz
Screen 15.4-inch Widescreen Ultrabright WXGA TFT
Chipset ATI Radeon® Xpress 200M Chipset (RS482M)
Memory 1024 MB DDR 333 MHz (2 × 512) PC2700
Expandable to 2 GB
Total Slots: 2 DDR2 Slots | Available Slots: 0 DDR2 Slots
Video ATI Radeon® Xpress 200M Integrated Chipset with Radeon® X300 Based Integrated Graphics
64 MB shared video memory
Audio AC '97 2.3 Compliant Audio
Built-in speakers
Hard Drive 120 GB hard drive (4200 RPM)
Optical Drive DVD+/-RW Multi-Format Double Layer (up to 8.5 GB)
Write maximum: 8X DVD +/-R, 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 2X DVD-R DL, 2.4X DVD+R DL, 24X CD-R and 16X CD-RW
Read maximum: 24X CD-R/RW/ROM, 8X DVD-R/RW/ROM, 4X DVD+/-R DL, RAM

Media Reader 4-in-1 Digital Media Manager
Secure Digital (SD), Memory Stick, Memory Stick-Pro, and Multimedia card (MMC)
Modem 56K ITU V.92 ready Fax/Modem
Network 10/100 Mbps built-in Ethernet
802.11g Wireless LAN (up to 54 Mbps)
SecureEasySetup™, 125 High Speed Mode
Interfaces 4 - USB 2.0 Ports
1 - VGA External Connector
1 - IEEE 1394 port
1 - RJ11
1 - RJ45
Microphone In
Headphone / Audio Out

Pointing Device Touchpad with Vertical Scroll Zone
PCMCIA 1 - Type I or Type II; Card Bus
Battery 6-cell Lithium-ion

[integr8e]

Re: Kubuntu 7.10 wireless not working.

Go to "KMenu -> System Settings -> Network Settings -> Administrator Mode (button on the bottom-right-hand side of the window)" and see if the device is detected; if it is, click it and choose "Configure Device". Check the "Auto: dhcp" option and click OK. Then, click the "Enable Device" button and see if it connects.

[rambn]

Re: Kubuntu 7.10 wireless not working.

Go to "KMenu -> System Settings -> Network Settings -> Administrator Mode (button on the bottom-right-hand side of the window)" and see if the device is detected; if it is, click it and choose "Configure Device". Check the "Auto: dhcp" option and click OK. Then, click the "Enable Device" button and see if it connects.

Yes, I was able to do that. However, when I click on the "Enable Device" button, it won't connect. The green arrow stays on the ethernet connect, instead of moving over to the wireless one.

I have been able to determine that I have the proper SSID configuered in the wireless settings. Furthermore, I've discovered that security for my router is currently disabled, so I'm assuming that means that I don't need a WEP key (please correct my if I'm wrong).

At the moment, I'm logged in XP so I can't see my settings, but I'm wondering what other fields I could have entered incorrect information on. To me, the outstanding items were the SSID and the WEP, which as I've said, seem to be correct. Perhaps I missing something else. I must be.

[rambn]

Re: Kubuntu 7.10 wireless not working.

So I've been working with the following page: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wi...ndiswrapper%29

I've been able to successfully execute most of the commands, with the exception of one:

Check the contents of the /etc/iftab file and make sure that no other device has the wlan0 driver name reserved for it:

user@ubuntu:~$ cat /etc/iftab

I cannot find this file anywhere on the LiveCD that I'm working from (Gutsy 7.10).

Does this file exist on this version of Kubuntu?

[Snowhog]

Re: Kubuntu 7.10 wireless not working.

File exists on my Feisty install. But you are running from the LiveCD. Open a console (terminal) and type:

find -name iftab

(you might need to use sudo find -name iftab)

If it is present within the LiveCD environment, it will be found.

[rambn]

Re: Kubuntu 7.10 wireless not working.

File exists on my Feisty install. But you are running from the LiveCD. Open a console (terminal) and type:

find -name iftab

(you might need to use sudo find -name iftab)

If it is present within the LiveCD environment, it will be found.

It's not there. Just to make sure I was using the find command correctly, I searched for 'opt' and was returned several results.

I tried creating /etc/iftab (based on the information posted on the ubuntu link above) with no result. iwconfig still showed that I didn't have an ESSID or a mac address (and that's after installing ndiswrapper and the bcml5a.inf driver)

Why would my LiveCD not contain this file? I'm tempted actually install it on my hard drive if nothing else just to increase speed. I also wonder if that file would appear if I did. Plus it's getting to be a real drag starting from scracth every single time.

Thanks, Snowhog for your help on this.