Wireless problems

[tippeetom]

hello, this is my second attempt at trying to get the hang of this ubuntu lark.
i plugged my ethernet cable in and managed to get the internet on ( please praise me, this is an achievement in it's self!) now i have put my ssid in and my wep key, but 1 thing i dont no is.. my key is 13 digits long, what type of key does that make it? i dont no if thats the only thing stoping me as i have tryed bout options beginning with "wep". and i still cant seam to get on the net. im very very new to all this so basic terms would be appreciated

Many thanks

Tom

[jayd512]

Hi Tom! Getting online does make ya feel pretty cool, don't it?
Here... for you!

I'm not the wireless expert here, but we're gonna need a few things first. First, check out this link: http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/wir...tart-here.html
It has some well written instructions, and we'll need you to post the output of a few commands to give us an idea of what type of wireless card you have among other details.

[tippeetom]

i was enjoying the coolness of the internet and then thought, why not move my panel to the bottom of the page and, well, now its gone and i cant get it back. thanks for the bananas dude will work on this problem with panel bar then have a look at the wireless thing curse my idle thumbs