Today's Topics:
- Newbie needs advice on wireless networking (Chris & Barry Chater) 4. Re: Newbie needs advice on wireless networking (Wayne Stallwood)
- Re: Post-Christmas meal (Jonathan McDowell)
Message: 1 Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 12:47:09 +0000 From: Chris & Barry Chater ourpost@tiscali.co.uk Subject: [ALUG] Newbie needs advice on wireless networking To: main@lists.alug.org.uk Message-ID: 45853C4D.8010504@tiscali.co.uk Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Hi I have just installed ubuntu 6.10 on a 5 year old Packard Bell Laptop and would like to connect to my Netgear router via wireless or RJ45/Usb connector. Not being to technical minded i don't want to get into source codes etc at the moment.So i would like a wireless pci card that works out of the box, or a usb wireless adapter that does the same. Failing this i could plug a usb/Rj45 connector and use a long lan cable.------------------------------
Hi again Thanks for all the replies, loads of good advice. I now think i need to clear up some of the finer points. The slot on the computer is slightly over 2" wide and when a card is pushed in, two black buttons pop out.so i would suppose this is called a PCMCIA card slot.I don't Know if the laptop supports cardbus but it was purchased in 2001 and the old OP system was Windoze millennium.Looked at the link for solwise cards, thanks for that.What i would really like to do is use an Ethernet cable, the problem is no Ethernet socket on laptop, so can anyone recommend a site for PCMCIA Ethernet cards and do they work out of the box with Ubuntu? Also has anyone used a Ethernet usb adapter as i am thinking of one of those but don't know if they work with Ubuntu and don't want to waste money on something that does not work. Also do not think laptop is wireless aware as no antenna,or switch, the processor is a pentium 3.
Thanks again
Barry Chater