search wireless network
 

I installed ubuntu edgy on my laptop and it detected all pieces of hardware and installed them. My 802.11b card works on my university's public wi-fi network but at home I cannot find any wi fi network. Is there any way to search for available network like in windows?

do this to find out what device your wireless card is


then


ethx is whatever your wireless device is

then


should find available networks

thanks, it finds all available networks. but somehow I cannot connect to my wi fi network using network_tools GUI. Is there any way to connect to my wi fi network using terminal?

it works
 

thanks, it finds all available networks. but somehow I cannot connect to my wi fi network using network_tools GUI. Is there any way to connect to my wi fi network using terminal?

sounds like a job for NetworkManager...normally before Edgy you just did

apt-get install NetworkManager
so it will run automatically


now Edgy uses Upstart...which I am unsure of

NetworkManager should also detect the networks and allow you to connect to them. I think it might even be included by default on gnome 2.16 which Edgy uses

If the wireless network is not encrypted then the following command should connect you:

sudo dhclient ethx

where "ethx" is your wireless interface.

If it is encrypted, then I don't know (but would like to!)

HTH