Wireless on Ubuntu

platypus · 17 Jan 2008 at 13:59

Can someone help or point me to some help for getting wireless up and running on Ubuntu? I've downloaded Ndiswrapper, but am fairly unsure how to use it.

AndrewP · 17 Jan 2008 at 16:38

Depending on what wireless chipset you're using you might not need ndiswrapper, if you know it or can find out I'd have a look here: http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=136

platypus · 18 Jan 2008 at 09:41

It's not in the list of supported cards, but apparently ndiswrapper will work. Now to figure that bad boy out

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FooAtari · 18 Jan 2008 at 11:03

Laptop or Desktop? What chipset is it?

I have found both Linux Mint and PCLinuxOS to have better wireless support than Ubuntu. Linux Mint is based on a Ubuntu and uses Gnome, quite a nice OS.

platypus · 18 Jan 2008 at 11:47

Intel x86. Mint looks nice, but what I like about Ubuntu is the vast support, how does it compare?

FooAtari · 18 Jan 2008 at 12:45

Well as they both use Gnome and Mint is based Ubuntu so you can apply most guides and support stuff directly.

I use Mint on my laptop as wireless worked with few issues, it has a pretty complete set of multimedia codec and isn't to bloated in terms on included software. I just want something that works with no fuss on my laptop it's mostly used by my girlfriend for the net.

On my desktop I use Kubuntu. I actually prefer the KDE desktop over Gnome, although it is more complex and perhaps not as clean.

I meant what wireless chipset?

platypus · 18 Jan 2008 at 12:50

Oh sorry. Not entirely sure, whatever it is the Netgear W3N11T uses, which according to Rich34 is a Marvell Pre-N.

I like the look of Mint. I'll give it a go.