[Justin]

Im kind of a newbie when i comes to Linux (ok, im a total newbie)...I just installed Ubuntu as my first distro. Is there any way for me to see which wireless networks are in range of my network card?
Thanks!

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Hopefully you are not just looking for any wireless, but instead YOUR wireless, right?

I just installed Ububtu last week and I am learning also, but I have already figured out the network side of it, since that is my passion, so to speak... Kinda like yours is Malware.

Answer the first question honestly and I will help you out.

Edited by SpaceCowboy706, 26 September 2006 - 08:43 PM.

[SpaceCowboy706]

Hopefully you are not just looking for any wireless, but instead YOUR wireless, right?

I just installed Ububtu last week and I am learning also, but I have already figured out the network side of it, since that is my passion, so to speak... Kinda like yours is Malware.

Answer the first question honestly and I will help you out.

Edited by SpaceCowboy706, 26 September 2006 - 08:43 PM.

[Justin]

Im trying to find my college's wireless signal in our student union.

Edited by Justin, 26 September 2006 - 10:38 PM.

[warriorscot]

You need to make sure your wireless actually works and is being picked up, but if you go to the network option in preferences youll get a screen and at the ESSID box its a drop down with any detectable networks if it works i cant get my wireless to work under ubuntu it detects networks after its installed with ndiswrapper but wont actually connect.

Ndiswrapper can bu used to install windows drivers in linux if you cant get linux drivers and it isnt properly supported without drivers, you can set up networks and see them in terminal is you use ifconfig and iwconfig, there is a couple of great ubuntu wikis out there that have lots of info about getting networks up and running but i have to tell you if your wireless card isnt supported its a nightmare mines still doesnt work after a week of trying.

[Justin]

thanks for the response..but i gave up lol, i put windows back on my laptop. I dont have the time to fool around with linux right now. Ill install it over summer break ( so far away)

[warriorscot]

Why dont you dual boot it, its doesnt take long at all you just need a partition of around 5Gb minimum and install it on that its no problem 6.10 kubuntus grub installs and detects windows no problem although i had to edit the config file in 6.6. Its pretty easy to do takes no time ive reinstalled ubuntu several times in the last week and it takes 15 minutes to do it all. My only problem is with the internet but im starting to think its a 6.06 problem as it doesnt work wired either but 6.10 does as im using it right now.

[SpaceCowboy706]

Here is how I got my wireless working:

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Hope it helps.

[warriorscot]

You got an rt2500 as well mines is a usb so rt2570, its a real pain in the backside. Mind you why were you trying to use Ndiswrapper thats the serialmonkey linux driver you are using it works well for me at least i get flashing lights when it detects networks. My problem is connection refusals but ive pretty much given up for the moment. There is more i can try but im glad you got yours working ralink cards in ubuntu just arent fun.

[SpaceCowboy706]

no they are not fun at all.. i also have the usb one as well (you were refering to)... and since you are having problems with it... i will make it my mission to get it working and then post the ubuntu forum link in here for you. keep an eye on this post as it may tak a while.

[warriorscot]

Thanks, ive been working with it for a while im going to give it another try today or tommorow im not hopeful though, its so infuriating if i use wifi radar or wireless assistant i can detect networks but i cant connect i even get a flashing light when it searches but still no connection its the most infuriating combination of technologies ive ever encoutered. I think im going to give the rt73or 63s a go some places say they sometimes work better.