Linux on Netbook...
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Which Linux distro?
You should start by running "lspci | grep Network" in a terminal and post the results here, that will tell us the manufacturer of the wireless chipset. From there you can work out if there are drivers for it and install them
More docs here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WiFiHowTo
You should start by running "lspci | grep Network" in a terminal and post the results here, that will tell us the manufacturer of the wireless chipset. From there you can work out if there are drivers for it and install them
More docs here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WiFiHowTo
^^ capital N in network
That's just part one of many Linux very rarely offers you one step solutions im afraid 
lspci | grep Network will tell you the make/model of the wireless card in the netbook. Post that information here and then you can get the correct wireless drivers.
That's just part one of many
Linux very rarely offers you one step solutions im afraid lspci | grep Network will tell you the make/model of the wireless card in the netbook. Post that information here and then you can get the correct wireless drivers.
Ok cool, so this is the important line:
02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8187SE Wireless LAN Controller (rev 22)
Are you on Ubuntu? Assuming you are that card is support out of the box. So in a terminal:
sudo apt-get install wireless-tools
Then run "ifconfig -a" and see if you see a wireless device in the output might be called wlan0 or ra0 or similar (not eth0). If thats there then you're good to go and can just use the gnome network manager in the system tray to connect to a network
If there is no wireless device shown in ifconfig, try running "modprobe rtl8139" then post the output of lsmod | grep rtl8139 here and recheck ifconfig -a.
02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8187SE Wireless LAN Controller (rev 22)
Are you on Ubuntu? Assuming you are that card is support out of the box. So in a terminal:
sudo apt-get install wireless-tools
Then run "ifconfig -a" and see if you see a wireless device in the output might be called wlan0 or ra0 or similar (not eth0). If thats there then you're good to go and can just use the gnome network manager in the system tray to connect to a network
If there is no wireless device shown in ifconfig, try running "modprobe rtl8139" then post the output of lsmod | grep rtl8139 here and recheck ifconfig -a.
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MMMMmmmmm might sound simple but...
have you switched your wireless connection on?
I mean with the dedicated button or keyboard combo?
It's easily overlooked... had my wife cussing about it the over weekend and I just walked up and pushed her wireless button and walked away with a smug smile ....
Belay that... it would be showing
Wireless Networks
wireless is disabled
if it was switched off
try a reboot
have you switched your wireless connection on?
I mean with the dedicated button or keyboard combo?
It's easily overlooked... had my wife cussing about it the over weekend and I just walked up and pushed her wireless button and walked away with a smug smile ....
Belay that... it would be showing
Wireless Networks
wireless is disabled
if it was switched off
try a reboot
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I forgot to turn the wireless on with Fn+F11 LOL...result. now working
Hurrah!!!!
I got one right for a change Glad you got it working