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internet connecting problem

Asked by Tom Bustamante

  My problem is with the New disk of UBUNTU that I installed

in conjunction with windows xp. The instructions for connecting

to the internet calls for me to do the following. system\

administrations\network! Here is where my problem starts and

the installation ends.

 My disk does not contain network in the way it is described.

 My disk has SYSTEM\ADMINISTRATIONS\NETWORK TOOLS.

 Where am I going to go elsewhere in the OS to get connected

 I would appreciate a good approach in solving this problem.

 THANKS MUCH .

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nhasian (nhasian) said : 		#1

to try to get your wifi working go to System → Administration → Software Sources click on the Updates tab, then check the box for Unsupported updates (intrepid-backports). after you've enabled the backports update your ubuntu software from a terminal with the commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

you may need to reboot. after that go to System->Administration->Hardware Drivers and enable any restricted drivers you have available.

if that doesnt work, Open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:

lshw -C network

and post back the results here

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