Question by Linux Is Better: How do I get a Netgear wireless card to work with Linux Ubuntu?
I want to make one of my desktops wireless. But I cannot get the card to work. I am using Ubuntu 8.10. I am new to Linux, so I can use any help I can get.
Thanks
It says, “autorun program not found” or something of that nature.
Best answer:
Answer by gvs
Um… there’s a possibility that you wireless card drivers didn’t install properly. But usually Ubuntu supports most of the NICs, be it them wireless or otherwise. I assume the wireless NIC you want to install did not come with the motherboard. You might need to go to the website of the providers of your wireless NIC and download the corresponding Ubuntu drivers for your NIC, usually a .deb file which you can install by double-clicking on it. You might also want to check if at all the wireless NIC is installed in your Ubuntu by issuing the “ifconfig” command and look for “wlan0″ on the output. If you find “wlan0″. If it’s not there, then you might consider reinstalling. I think it would have been more helpful if you had stated the brand of your wireless NIC.
Hope this helps.
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