WiFi from T-Mobile HotSpot at Home Router

[loftus49]

I have WiFi from a T-Mobile HotSpot at Home Router on my Window$ system. I have Ubuntu 10.04 on a second hard drive on the same computer. I use grub to select either a window$ or ubuntu boot.

Can I get my wifi to work on ubuntu?

[nujinini]

Can I get my wifi to work on ubuntu?

Hello loftus49!

Based on my little experience, I would answer yes to that!

Have you tried configuring your drivers? I haven't tried Ubuntu 10.04 but if it would work just like 9.10 I did it in System > Administration > Hardware Drivers.

It might be helpful too if you can post the outputs asked in this sticky by waterhead.

Good luck!

[loftus49]

Hello loftus49!

Based on my little experience, I would answer yes to that!

Have you tried configuring your drivers? I haven't tried Ubuntu 10.04 but if it would work just like 9.10 I did it in System > Administration > Hardware Drivers.

Thanks for the suggestion but when I go to System > Administration > Hardware Drivers all I have there is 3 nvida driver choices.

The wifi is transmitting even when I am on ubuntu since it comes from a router that receives a broadband signal directly from the ISP (via coax) and before it goes to the computer.

I wonder if this is just an exercise in futility?

[MASONTX]

If you go to system/preferences/network connections/wireless, does it show the network you want?

[loftus49]

If you go to system/preferences/network connections/wireless, does it show the network you want?

When I go to system/preferences/network connections/wireless - it shows no listings.

[MASONTX]

From your system/preferences/network connections/wireless/ click add and make sure you have automatic set, if that does not work try specifying your SSID, wireless security, etc.

[yancek]

Do you get any output from the command: sudo ifconfig

Here's a link to commands to set up wireless on Linux which might help?:

Wirelessdefence.org

[loftus49]

Do you get any output from the command: sudo ifconfig

Here's a link to commands to set up wireless on Linux which might help?:

Wirelessdefence.org

Yes. Output is:

xxxxx@xxxxx:~$ sudo ifconfig
[sudo] password for xxxxxxx: ********************

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:15:f2:53:a7:ac
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
Memory:cdee0000-cdf00000

eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:10:b5:41:d2:4d
inet addr:192.168.0.104 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::210:b5ff:fe41:d24d/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:2347 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:2373 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:1466193 (1.4 MB) TX bytes:523829 (523.8 KB)
Interrupt:21 Base address:0xb800

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:736 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:736 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:129885 (129.8 KB) TX bytes:129885 (129.8 KB)

xxxx@xxxxx:~$


I have NO idea what it means. But it is output!

I have inserted my SSID per the instructions but cannot find a "ESSID" referenced anywhere.
Also, have inserted my WEP?WPA Key (26 character hex).

[loftus49]

Thank you for the link. I'll pursue.

But I may be following a "if it aint broke don't fix it" path. The wifi seems to work fine with the set up I did in Windows - independant of the operating system I'm running at the time.