[SOLVED] Need Some Help with Wireless Set Up

[MikeTbob]

Did you try using the network tool in the system tray?

[LNNewbie]

Did you try using the network tool in the system tray?

I'm not sure which one you mean? I managed to set up a wlan in the connection icon the two computer screen icons but it does not seem to work yet. I don't have any encryption key value for the wireless router, I am not sure what the encryption key is.

LNNewbie

[MikeTbob]

I'm not sure which one you mean? I managed to set up a wlan in the connection icon the two computer screen icons but it does not seem to work yet. I don't have any encryption key value for the wireless router, I am not sure what the encryption key is.

LNNewbie

You need the WEP/WPA key for the wireless router before you can connect. It's usually listed on the side/bottom of the router with the username and password.

[LNNewbie]

You need the WEP/WPA key for the wireless router before you can connect. It's usually listed on the side/bottom of the router with the username and password.

Hi

I ran the following command:

sudo iwconfig eth1 essid dlink key mykey

then this command:

sudo dhcpcd eth1

Which resulted in:

sudo: dhcpcd: command not found

Still not sure what I need to do to get this going?

Thanks for all the help so far.

LNNewbie

[MikeTbob]

Hi

I ran the following command:

sudo iwconfig eth1 essid dlink key mykey

then this command:

sudo dhcpcd eth1

Which resulted in:

sudo: dhcpcd: command not found

Still not sure what I need to do to get this going?

Thanks for all the help so far.

LNNewbie

Ok, it's only because I suck with Ubuntu.
Type the first few letters as such
sudo dhc
Now press the tab button and it should autocomplete the command, but you need to add the eth1 part at the end of the command, then you just press enter.

[LNNewbie]

Hi

Well I went to the place I was actually wanting to use the wireless (use wired at home) and I put in the network key and away it went. There must be something else I need to do to set up at home although I don't use wlan there but would be interesting to know.

I will try what you said.

[LNNewbie]

I think the confusion came from how my home network is set up. We have a router then a hub and it is the hub that has the wireless on it so I am unsure how to do that. In the place that I am using wireless it has the router with the wireless built in and I put in the product key and away it went.

I could not get wireless working at home, not that I need to but it would have been interesting to figure out what to do to get it working.

LNNewbie