I Think it will be the disk that comes with the Router. i have both a desktop PC and a laptop, the desktop runs Windows on the Internal hard drive but has Ubuntu on an external USB hard drive. The Desktop does not have a network card in it. I have a wireless card for my laptop which I used for connecting at Voxbar in Huddersfield or Jardins in Birstall where I attend a couple of LUGs but there seemed to be a problem connecting at Voxbar the last time I tried and Lindsay thinks there might be a problem with my Ralink card because she said it flashed one time she looked at it and at that time she had to pull out the card as she though it wasn picking up any Network. There seemed to be a problem with the card trying to find the Network even though it had settings for it so I may have to get a new card anyway although my sister says she has a USB device which can recieve wireless that does the same job as my card.
On Tue, 2007-06-12 at 15:51 +0100, Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote: > On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:44:37 +0100, michaelweaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How do I get my wireless connection in Ubuntu? > > Dad has been trying to set up my BT Home Hub wireless router in order to > > get a wireless connection on my laptop but he reckons you need the disk > > to install a wireless connection and the disk needs to be run on every > > computer and he is getting annoyed with me for saying otherwise as he > > thinks it is the only way to install wireless. He says the connection I > > have on my desktop is wired so how will my laptop pick up the wireless? > > Michael, > > A few things: > > 1) As far as I am aware, you only need to install the BT wireless stuff from > the CD if you are running windows. > 2) On the HomeHub there will be either a WEP or WPA key. If you have network > manager installed, right click, then configure a wireless network and choose > either WEP or WPA depending on the HomeHub settings. > 3) If you have a HomeHub, you do not need to go through the desktop to > connect, the HomeHub acts as a router and access point, you connect to the > desktop and the internet VIA the HomeHub, not the other way around. > > If possible, could you confirm exactly which disk your dad is using to > install the wireless connections? > > Thanks, > > Matt. > > -- > Matthew Macdonald-Wallace > Lug-Master (http://www.thanet.lug.org.uk), > Dad (http://www.helpmeimadad.com/), > Ubuntu User( http://www.ubuntu.com/) > > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/