[CPLUG] Wondering if anyone could explain some Linux stuff to me

[Dana Goyette]

Something that will help greatly in trying to figure out wifi issues: 
please mention what hardware you have (specific laptop model).  For 
example, laptops with Broadcom wifi cards will need to connect to wired 
network at least once to get the Broadcom firmware.

Other than that, you should just  be able to open the network manager 
applet (in the "notification area") to choose MustangWireless.

On 03/05/2010 02:26 PM, James Pearson wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 12:20 PM, Aaron Burke <aaburke at calpoly.edu 
> <mailto:aaburke at calpoly.edu>> wrote:
>
>     I don't know if its trying to get this off the net,
>
>
> It is.
>
>     and currently I don't know how to connect to a wireless network.
>
>
> If you have network-manager (likely) then you should just have to 
> select the appropriate network from the nm applet.  Now, if your 
> wireless card's drivers aren't included in the kernel, then you may 
> have some work ahead of you.
>
>     So if anyone has the time to quickly sit down with me sometime and
>     show me how to do all of this I would really appreciate it.
>
>
> We're heading into dead week now (as I'm sure you're aware), so our 
> collective free time is greatly diminished.  If this isn't a 
> course-necessary thing, then you might send us a reminder email in a 
> few weeks, and I'm sure there will be several people willing to sit 
> down and help.  That's not to say that no one will help you _now_, but 
> don't think too badly of us if we don't. :)
>
> -- 
> James Pearson
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