A big THANK YOU! THANK YOU! I sat and pondered for a couple of days and would not even turn my laptop on. So, this morning I brought up the information you gave and changed from WEP to WPA and rebooted and it is now staying connected! YEA! I knew it had to be something simple. If that did not work I was going to dump everything and start over with a download of the previous version. You all are the greatest and I thank you for all the suggestions and help. Problem solved. Thank you again.
--- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, Roy <linuxcanuck@...> wrote:
>
> Your have found out what your wireless is. It has been around for
> awhile so should not be a problem.
>
> BTW, it was one command, not two separate ones. The | line is a pipe
> used as part of the command. It does not matter because you found out
> that your card is Realtek RTL8191SEvB.
>
> With that information you should be able to get a driver and since it
> is common I would be surprised if it was not already installed.
>
> Wireless does not work OTB in Linux as in Windows because Linux is
> more secure. The basic principle is that nothing is changed without
> your permissions. Since Wireless is a possible security problem then
> it is handled differently from wired. You need to set it up on both
> Windows and Linux with a encryption scheme.
>
> The good news is that if you do not have a Linux driver then you can
> use the Windows one, so you should be able to get it working one way
> or the other.
>
> First I would try setting up the wifi and assume that you have a
> driver. You need to right-click on the network manager which should
> have an icon in the notification area (Windows speak = system tray,
> but in Ubuntu it is top right). I am not in Unity (Ubuntu's desktop
> now, but am in KDE, but it is the same principle). Choose the settings
> or options. Click on the wireless tab. Add a new wireless network. If
> you have one set up under Windows for your router then use that SSID.
> That will be what others see from the outside when they scan for
> networks. Click on the type of encryption that your router is set up
> for (I urge WPA over WEP because WEP is very crackable). Add your
> password (this was all done previously when the router was set up, you
> are just giving the router information to Ubuntu). Make sure that you
> tick the box that says connect automatically. Once it is setup it
> should work right away, but if not try a re-boot. My desktop has no
> wifi built in but I can switch usb dongle brands and it does not seem
> to matter. I just shut off the network and re-start and it just works.
>
> If it does not work then you have a driver issue. That involves
> installing some packages. I would first look at Additional Drivers in
> the menu. If that does not produce one then you need to get a driver
> or use the Windows one.
>
> If you are using WEP at the router that could be the source of your
> problem and you may have to amend the settings to enable WEP.
>
> Sometimes changing the network manager to wicd will do the trick.
>
> These things take time and it is not easy to troubleshoot at a distance.
>
> This is a busy weekend (Mother's day) and won't have much time to
> respond. Others please jump in.
>
> Roy
>
> Using Kubuntu 12.04, 64-bit
> Location: Canada
>
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