[Gllug] Connecting to WIFI - HELP NEEDED

[Richard Cohen]

On 13/02/07, Ryan Cartwright <ryan at crimperman.org> wrote:
> Ayodeji Audu wrote:
> > I am running a Ubuntu 6.10 on a Dell Inspiron 640m.
> >
> > Could anyone walk me through connecting it to the wireless network at home.
> >
> > By the way am a newbie, who managed to install Linux on his laptop and get
> > it on the LAN on the same router.
> >
> > Ayo
>
> Hi Ayo,
>
> You may find that this page
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WiFiHowTo helps you with
> this. You'll need to find out things like what chipset your wireless
> adapter uses. A quick Google indicates it may be an  "Intel PRO/Wireless
> 3945ABG" but of course that may not be the case for yours. lspci (as
> indicated on the ubuntu help pages) will be your firend here.

I can confirm that my 640m - the one I'm typing on right now - has
that Intel chipset, the 3945, in it, and that the Intel drivers do
work rather well...  I can't, unfortunately, really comment on setting
it up with Ubuntu.

Cheers
Richard
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