Just installed and need wifi

Kwush · 2010-06-29 21:05:35

I have just stumbled upon Crunchbang and I am enjoying it sooooooooo much, but I can't seem to get my wifi card to work. I have done the system update. I have an IBM Thinkpad A22m with a Pentium III processor. I really don't know what else to tell you guys, but......... roll

PS I have already followed the instructions on this thread. Drivers were installed but my card is not usable. hmm
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=196509

oh yeah my wifi card is a Belkin pcmcia card
model no. F5D7011
G+
network card

Last edited by Kwush (2010-06-29 21:14:10)

Saint_ · 2010-06-30 01:49:18

So can you see wireless networks and just not connect to them or is there just no wireless period?

Kwush · 2010-06-30 04:31:30

can't see the wireless networks at all.
The card has lights on it.
i tried it on #! last week. It worked perfectly but i think #! has a bug in the login manager, cuz when I changed the login theme in GDM....It froze on my next login. so now I have reinstalled and I have this problem. oy. sad

Saint_ · 2010-06-30 04:34:50

Were you using wicd before you reinstalled? Also, I'm assuming you've installed the same version you had last week, but it doesn't hurt to be sure.

Kwush · 2010-06-30 04:38:00

nope didnt have wicd installed

Kwush · 2010-06-30 04:39:24

not sure what is uses. let me check...............

Saint_ · 2010-06-30 04:41:14

Kwush wrote:

not sure what is uses. let me check...............

I'm sure it's using the network manager by default. Hm alright, in your terminal type: sudo ifconfig wlan0 up

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Kwush · 2010-06-30 04:44:10

nope uses
NetworkManager......and it is just recognising my card as i type this.... big_smile

let me restart and i'll get back.

Kwush · 2010-06-30 04:51:39

yup it works. thanks for your quick replies though. I thought it mightve taken about a week to hear from anybody.

Saint_ · 2010-06-30 04:56:56

Kwush wrote:

yup it works. thanks for your quick replies though. I thought it mightve taken about a week to hear from anybody.

Well very nice, congratulations man.

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Just installed and need wifi

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