ok so i have my wireless card working in my laptop in ubuntu 8.04 and i can scan to see if networks are around and i can see them and do basicly everything that it should do but actually connect to a network. i have tried a few different networks but neither of them actually got connected though. one said that it was so much percentage connected but i could not access anything on the web.

here is the model of my laptop: HP Pavillion dv6914nr Entertainment Notebook PC

here is the card i have in the laptop: Atheros 802.11 wireless LAN card

i used the amd section of this article to get it working this far: http://www.ubuntugeek.com/athe.....heron.html

all help is very much apreciated :) i would really like to get this working because what is a laptop without wireless lol :) thx in advance

thx to the mod who moved to linux forum i wish there was a way to leave the forum selection blank and then make you choose which one you want to put it in and not have the default vista because i seem to always forget lol

ok i see i did get connected to a secure net work my friend has but i can't ever get connected to the public ones or i don't get fully connected but i will try out your solution and see if it works and post back probably tomorrow

Jack,

It you are successful using the MAC solution in my above post, you might want to write up a short How-To because most folks don't know what a MAC number is. Good info to share with all members, especially for those using laptops, which can access "Hot Spots" like Star-Bucks coffee shops, etc.

This is kinda/sorta (new?) Geekness in US (LOL) (LOL).

Kindest Regards,
Rick P. ♥ :)

Jack,

Well, I guess the question is:

Did you get the Atheros 802.11 wireless card working yet so you get on-line at different "Hot Spots" or on different network systems ??
That is a MUST if Ubuntu 8.04 is going to be successful against other O/Ses.
Kindest Regards,
Rick P. ♥ :)

i'm sure that works but i'm running 64-bit so it doesn't help me out. and i think it's working but i'll have to do more testing because i was just driving around town and trying to connect to wireless networks lol when i really get it figured out i'll let you guys know

does any one know how to make it so i don't have to put those 2 commands in whenever i take it out of sleep mode?

because i don't really need a new topic lol :) and i called this one solved all ready hehe