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I can't configure my networks or use my wifi adapter

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http://askubuntu.com – I'm dual clienting windows vista and ubuntu 11.10, and i have it set to where i can choose which i use at startup. Now the problem i'm having is that i use and external usb wireless adapter and i can't figure out how to either install the program that runs it or even make ubuntu find it. The adapter works fine in windows but until i figure out how to make it work in ubuntu i can't update or even really use it there. I have crossover saved to the hdd but i truthfully don't know how to make ubuntu install it. And before i forget i'm using a netgear N300 wireless adapter model wna3100. Any help w (HowTos)

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Submitted by Danial on 01/17/2012 – Made popular on 01/17/2012

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Hi,

I am new to Ubuntu. I just installed Ubuntu Netbook on my Dell Latitude D610. I need a wireless USB adapter to use the internet. I decided to make use of the SMC EZ Connect g 802.11g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter, which I used on Windows XP. Unfortunately Ubuntu recognizes the adapter (lsusb in the terminal). But that's it.

Ok my dell's internal wifi card works fine, but i bought a usb adapter to obtain a stronger signal but i cant seem to get it to work and ditch my internal all togather, it has the proper drivers.

here is a little output if it helps Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0846:9020 NetGear, Inc. WNA3100(v1) Wireless-N 300 [Broadcom BCM43231]

Hi

I am very new with Ubuntu and have just loaded Ubuntu 12.04, I need some help installing my Netgear N600 wireless USB adapter, I have so far got most of the install done, but I have got a message now come up saying that it can not find the USB adapter

Please help as I want to stay with Ubuntu, but I need the USB adapter to work

Thanks John Taylor

Hello all, I am in a predicament getting Ubuntu to recognize my USB wireless adapter. When I entered "lsusb" I got the following:

Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0846:9020 NetGear, Inc. WNA3100(v1) Wireless-N 300 [Broadcom BCM43231]

Of course, this was for the one particular hardware.

Hello all, I am a fresh convert to the linux scene and I know virtually nothing about this beautiful piece of engineering.

I recently reformatted and dual partitioned to both Windows 7 as well as ubuntu 10.10.

Loading works fine and Windows 7 is 100% operational. I cannot seem to get my wireless network adapter to be read by Ubuntus 'Windows Wireless Drivers' gui.

So I installed a partition on my computer that has Ubuntu, but there's a big issue. My NetGear wireless internet adapter (WNA3100) doesn't work. I was using this guide here: http://matthew-4gl.wikispaces.com/wna3100_ubuntu_linux and it worked up until I typed the command sudo make install.

So I installed a partition on my computer that has Ubuntu, but there's a big issue. My NetGear wireless internet adapter (WNA3100) doesn't work. I was using this guide here: http://matthew-4gl.wikispaces.com/wna3100_ubuntu_linux and it worked up until I typed the command sudo make install.

Hi, I have Desktop PC Dell Inspiron 530, Double boot with Windows Vista.

Hi, After googling around, I followed some of the steps I'd seen in this forum to get the usb adapter working.

lsusb Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0846:9020 NetGear, Inc. WNA3100(v1) Wireless-N 300 [Broadcom BCM43231]

I have standard 11.10 that I upgraded, arch is i686

I downloaded ndiswrapper using the Ubuntu Software Center.