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    Lost wireless settings in Ubuntu

    hi,
    i have had wireless work on my linux laptop.I installed the updates and was informed that I needed to restart, which I did. I now have no wireless connection. Was there an update that would have affected wireless connections?Any help will be extremely appreciated.

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    Re: Lost wireless settings in Ubuntu

    temporarily connect your ubuntu pc to the internet via an ethernet adaptor.

    to try to get your wifi working go to System → Administration → Software Sources click on the Updates tab, then check the box for Unsupported updates (intrepid-backports). after you've enabled the backports update your ubuntu software from a terminal with the commands:

    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get upgrade

    you may need to reboot. after that go to System->Administration->Hardware Drivers and enable any restricted drivers you have available.

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    Re: Lost wireless settings in Ubuntu

    hi,
    have you tried going to Start > Connect to > Show All Connections and tried through their if ya right click on the wireless icon and goto properties it has a little box that needs checking which says show icon in notification area when connected. if ya cant find it their goto Start > Control Panel > then network connections and do thr right click properties thing there instead let me know if it sorts it or not.

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    Re: Lost wireless settings in Ubuntu

    you check and see if you have the restricted drivers for that kernel?

    ive found from previous experience you cant always trust synaptic to download the restricted drivers to match a kernel upgrade.

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    Re: Lost wireless settings in Ubuntu

    check to see if you already have a wireless connection set up.

    To do this, open System > Administration > Networking. If you can see a "Wireless Connection" entry under the Connections tab, then you may have a working driver already installed and simply need to activate the card. Select the entry and click on the "Properties" button to the right. Check "Enable this connection" and fill in the appropriate information below (SSID, network name, passcode, and connection settings). When finished, click OK and wait for the system to activate your card. If this does not produce a working connection, make sure you have entered all settings correctly.

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    this works for me perfectly!! THANKS!

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