So i burned the cd and booted it and when i click network it doesnt show me the networks and the bars like windows. How do i get my laptop to connect to the wireless router????? also linux wont allow me to install it on a external harddrive.... can anyone help with any of the two questions?
2007-07-01 17:35:10 · 2 answers · asked by Jeong D 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
on the top right hand corner it only gives 2 option ( wired or dial up) so yea...
2007-07-01 20:52:33 · update #1
On the upper right hand side of your window you should see an icon for networks. If you click on that it will bring up a box with 3 options in it. Click on the top one which should say wireless. Then click on "configure" to the right of that highlighted box. This will bring up another box which should give you a pull down arrow that will list all the wireless networks in range. You highlight the one that is yours and enter your WEP security key if you have WEP enabled on your network. Click on "Connect". That should connect you to the network.
2007-07-01 17:49:19 · answer #1 · answered by Wiz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are using WPA encryption this is the best guide I found:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=318539
just make sure you pay attantion to the part that says: "VERY IMPORTANT: Now convert your WPA ASCII password using the following command" --- that part kind of tripped me up at first.
as far as the external harddrive question: this site may possibly help, but I'm not sure: http://users.bigpond.net.au/hermanzone/
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2007-07-01 17:48:02 · answer #2 · answered by erfahren 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋