Ubuntu and wireless

Does the 2wire show up in Network Manager? It should be listed as 2wirexxx (last three being the last three of the serial number).

I don't even know where Network Manager is. The only thing that comes close is Network tools, and that is a bunch of jibberish to me. How do I find the network manager?

Network Manager should be on the upper right hand corner and look like two little pc screens. If you left click on that, it should list the wireless networks available.

Although I have Ubuntu., most of the time I have it set for kubuntu...So I have no idea how to set it up for wireless. I prefer KDE (Kubuntu) the Gnome (Ubuntu). When I switched to Gnome, I was able to find the the two PCs in the upper right hand corner. It then gives me an option to connect to a wireless network, but I have no idea how to do it. Also, how could I set it up in Kubuntu?

in KDE (kubuntu) it is called Knetworkmanager. You can load it by by K->Internet->Knetworkmanager or open a console and type "Knetworkmanager" When it loads it'll put an icon in either in the tray to the bottom left, or in the top right corner (I have no idea why) Clicking on it should bring up a list of available networks. Either select one to connect to, or choose "Connect to other Wireless Network" and enter the information of the wireless network.

Okay. I opened up Knetwork manager. There is a box where i am to fill in the information for the Wireless Network Name (ESSID). I have no idea what an ESSID is, and as for the other information it asks for, I have no idea what to put down. I have a wireless network with Embarq (formerly Sprint) with a 2wire wireless modem. It also as a WP key. Does anyone have any idea what I can do? Keith

Wireless Networking crash course:


ESSID is the Broadcasted Name of the network. Most home wireless routers broadcast a default name that is standard with their router. such as "default" "netgear" or "linksys". On the road you may see an ESSID of "Holiday Inn". My home routers ESSID is "Cygne_linksys". In the router configuration you can name it anything you want. And some people get real vulgar with their broadcasted ESSID.


There are two encryption types WPA and WEP. Most don't use WEP as it is a weaker type. By default, your home router doesn't have and encryption key set. And Holiday Inn doesn't set one either. This isn't totally safe, but the average user doesn't care. If you aren't sure what type of key you need, open a konsole and type "iwlist scanning" and hit enter. You will get a list of available networks in the area with some handy info about each network; such as the "WPA Version" (ie. 1) and "Group Cipher" (ie. TKIP). If you use encryption then, In Knetworkmanager, check the Use Encryption Box, select the Encryption type (WEP, WPA1, WPA2, etc), and enter the pass phrase (password set in the router)


Simply clicking on the Knetworkmanager icon (either in the tray or top right corner) should pop up a list of available networks. Some with a padlock icon, and some without. If you select one without a padlock, you should be able to connect right to it without having to enter ESSID or WPA and all of that stuff. If there are no networks listed, then open a konsole and type "iwlist scanning" if nothing is found, then check that your router is on. If it is then you have a driver/hardware problem.

Message Edited by ant2ne on 07-13-2007 10:06 AM

If you have a 2wire from Embarq it uses wep. The wep key is the one in brackets [] next to the serial number. Also the ESSID will be 2WIRE+last 3 digits of the serial number (i.e. 2WIRE123). Let us know if more assistance is needed.

I typed iwlist scanning in the console, but I got these messages: lo Interface doesn't support scanning. eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning. eth1 No scan results Keep in mind that my wireless router works perfectly in Windows. It just doesn't work in Ubuntu. Any other suggestions? One person suggested NDIS wrapper...but again, I need step by step instructions. I don't even know if I have it.

I tried to configure my wireless network as another poster recommended, and it still was not connected. If you have anything that can help, let me know.  I have an Inspiron 6000.