how find wireless card

Hi,

Please first connect your network card to the wireless router using an ethernet cable (also known as a LAN cable).

In order to gather essential troubleshooting information about your wireless card, please follow this procedure:

Step 1: Open Terminal from "Applications->Accessories->Terminal"

Step 2: Please copy-paste the following command from the https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu website in Firefox into the Linux Terminal. Do NOT copy-paste from the Email message into the Terminal, as that will only copy PART of the command. The command STARTS with the word sudo and ENDS with the word restart. So please copy-paste the ENTIRE command below from Firefox into a Terminal, press <enter>, then enter password when sudo asks for password, then press enter again.

sudo lshw -C network; sudo iwlist scanning; cat /etc/network/interfaces; cat /etc/lsb-release; lspci -nn; lsusb; sudo lshw -C usb; uname -a; dmesg | grep ound; dmesg | grep b43; dmesg | grep iwl; iwconfig; sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

Step 3: Please post results (copy/paste terminal output) on this thread

Step 4: Please also specify the exact model and make of your PC (if known) on this thread

Kind regards,

Mark

My computer is a dell XPS 410... I think I now remember that it does not have a wireless card... but I would be interested to know what card it does have.
Here are the results:
  *-network
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: 82566DC Gigabit Network Connection
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 19
       bus info: pci@0000:00:19.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: 02
       serial: 00:16:76:da:f0:ef
       size: 100MB/s
       capacity: 1GB/s
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=e1000e driverversion=0.3.3.3-k6 duplex=full firmware=1.1-0 ip=192.168.1.47 latency=0 link=yes module=e1000e multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=100MB/s
  *-network DISABLED
       description: Ethernet interface
       physical id: 1
       logical name: pan0
       serial: 32:63:45:3c:1d:47
       capabilities: ethernet physical
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=bridge driverversion=2.3 firmware=N/A link=yes multicast=yes
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

pan0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=9.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=jaunty
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 9.04"
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 82P965/G965 Memory Controller Hub [8086:29a0] (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82P965/G965 PCI Express Root Port [8086:29a1] (rev 02)
00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82566DC Gigabit Network Connection [8086:104b] (rev 02)
00:1a.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:2834] (rev 02)
00:1a.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 [8086:2835] (rev 02)
00:1a.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 [8086:283a] (rev 02)
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller [8086:284b] (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [8086:283f] (rev 02)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 5 [8086:2847] (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:2830] (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:2831] (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:2832] (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 [8086:2836] (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge [8086:244e] (rev f2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801HH (ICH8DH) LPC Interface Controller [8086:2812] (rev 02)
00:1f.2 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) 4 port SATA IDE Controller [8086:2820] (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:283e] (rev 02)
00:1f.5 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) 2 port SATA IDE Controller [8086:2825] (rev 02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc RV516 [Radeon X1300/X1550 Series] [1002:7183]
01:00.1 Display controller [0380]: ATI Technologies Inc RV516 [Radeon X1300 Pro] (Secondary) [1002:71a3]
03:00.0 Multimedia controller [0480]: ATI Technologies Inc Theater 550 PRO PCIe [1002:4d53]
04:04.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: Agere Systems FW323 [11c1:5811] (rev 61)
04:05.0 Communication controller [0780]: Conexant Systems, Inc. HSF 56k Data/Fax Modem [14f1:2f20]
Bus 002 Device 011: ID 0424:2504 Standard Microsystems Corp. USB 2.0 Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0644:0200 TEAC Corp.
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 007 Device 014: ID 03f0:4512 Hewlett-Packard
Bus 007 Device 013: ID 10d5:000d Uni Class Technology Co., Ltd
Bus 007 Device 012: ID 045e:00f9 Microsoft Corp.
Bus 007 Device 011: ID 058f:9254 Alcor Micro Corp. Hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:0990 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Pro 9000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Linux heather-desktop 2.6.28-15-generic #52-Ubuntu SMP Wed Sep 9 10:49:34 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
[ 0.000000] found SMP MP-table at [c00fe710] 000fe710
[ 0.719399] ACPI: No dock devices found.
[ 1.764970] pnp: PnP ACPI: found 8 devices
[ 2.446998] pcieport-driver 0000:00:01.0: found MSI capability
[ 2.447114] pcieport-driver 0000:00:1c.0: found MSI capability
[ 2.447247] pcieport-driver 0000:00:1c.4: found MSI capability
[ 2.920486] isapnp: No Plug & Play device found
[ 5.684153] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 5.704125] hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 5.704441] hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 5.704669] hub 4-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 5.704898] hub 5-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 5.705131] hub 6-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 5.705361] hub 7-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 5.705482] PNP: No PS/2 controller found. Probing ports directly.
[ 5.724382] device-mapper: multipath round-robin: version 1.0.0 loaded
[ 5.726126] BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 0 devices found
[ 6.856489] hub 2-3:1.0: USB hub found
[ 7.508226] hub 7-1:1.0: USB hub found
[ 11.293258] usb-storage: device found at 2
[ 11.563237] uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device <unnamed> (046d:0990)
[ 12.753704] lp: driver loaded but no devices found
[ 5974.384917] hub 2-3:1.0: USB hub found
[49067.400823] hub 2-3:1.0: USB hub found
[76040.376666] hub 2-3:1.0: USB hub found
[134952.688886] hub 2-3:1.0: USB hub found
[155316.533484] usb-storage: device found at 5
[160891.341033] usb-storage: device found at 6
[166241.681600] usb-storage: device found at 7
[168527.251094] usb-storage: device found at 8
[174894.646641] usb-storage: device found at 9
[177266.765236] usb-storage: device found at 10
[181836.108833] hub 2-3:1.0: USB hub found
[222358.144488] hub 2-3:1.0: USB hub found
[227618.701523] hub 7-1:1.0: USB hub found
[243727.300102] usb-storage: device found at 14
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

pan0 no wireless extensions.

 * Reconfiguring network interfaces...Ignoring unknown interface eth0=eth0.

Thank you!

ok one last question... I have a westtell 327w router... I work from home on my linux machine and desperately need to speed up my internet. I am wired to the router via ethernet.
I guess I need to know what my nic card is... I mean would getting a 300mbs dual band wireless N router do anything for me? or not??
RIght now the machine tells me I connect at 100 mb/s.... although I dont see that much usually..

Hi Heather,

Please create a new thread for your new question. Otherwise, it will be confusing for other visitors who are looking for answers, when they visit this thread.

Thanks,

Mark