Help wireless card config on ubuntu

[Longhorner]

im running ubuntu on my other laptop i want to configure my dynex wireless card its a dx wgnbc if that helps. im a beginner and have no idea where to start so thanks ahead of time

[PirateJoe]

You could try google

http://www.google.com/search?q=dynex...ient=firefox-a

I will give you a rather stupid peace of advice (useful once you have the card driver properly working): the network manager applet in gnome has 2 context menus, one with the right click and another with the left click.

[Longhorner]

Originally Posted by PirateJoe

You could try google

http://www.google.com/search?q=dynex...ient=firefox-a

sir i am not a moron in fact Google was indeed the first source i tried. it did not help. i am using warty warthog btw its an old version cause its an older laptop

[Longhorner]

Originally Posted by Beka

I will give you a rather stupid peace of advice (useful once you have the card driver properly working): the network manager applet in gnome has 2 context menus, one with the right click and another with the left click.

i was experimenting with the network manager in the main menu if that's what your talking about it really didn't work out for me i need the driver if possible

Originally Posted by Longhorner

i was experimenting with the network manager in the main menu if that's what your talking about it really didn't work out for me i need the driver if possible

I think that the driver for that card should be working out of the box. I was talking about the netwok-APPLET (usually) located at the right top corner of the screen.

[BiOPSY]

Try your Wireless tools like iwlist, iwconfig, etc.

Try lspci for example, it might list an unknown device.

[Longhorner]

so iwconfig says

lo no wireless extensions
eth0 no wireless extensions
sit0 no wireless extensions


lspci Ethernet controller: atheros communications inc : unknown device 001a (rev 01)

[Longhorner]

Originally Posted by Beka

I think that the driver for that card should be working out of the box. I was talking about the netwok-APPLET (usually) located at the right top corner of the screen.

oh i know what your saying now its all grayed out and it does nothing but tell me that there are no wireless devices

[BiOPSY]

From a quick look into it, it seems it would use MadWifi possibly, try using some of thier development software, or try using NDISwrapper.