Kubutu Wireless Networking

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I’ve just installed Kubuntu on my Celeron 2GHz. I’ve setup ndiswrapper for a Belkin F5D7050 usb and installed all the drivers. That all works fine. I’m now having a struggle connecting the computer to the network. If I turn WEP off on my router, I can start Kubuntu without the network adaptor in, and then plug it in and it will automatically connect and I’ll be on the internet. But when I enable WEP, I enter the code in System Settings > Network Settings > Administrator mode > Click wlan0 and configure, apply it, quit system settings but it will not connect. I’ve also tried Wireless Assistant but that seems even worse (it won’t connect even when WEP is off!).

Thanks, Thomas

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Try using the command line tool, iwconfig.

do man iwconfig to find out how to use it. Its pretty much like iwconfig wlan0 ESSID blah blah blah.

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Thanks, but I’ve already tried that. I used sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid belkin54g key [I]<WEP KEY>[/I] mode managed as said on the ndiswrapper installation page, however, it is no different to using the network settings thing.

Thanks, Thomas