Kubuntu 5.10 and the Linksys WPC54GS Wireless-G Network Adapter
OK, so this time I've tried to make the same I've described before, but for Kubuntu 5.10. I have changed to Kubuntu since I like KDE more than gnome, and also, Kubuntu seems to run faster than Ubuntu. And so I said to myself, OK, these are the same guys who make Ubuntu and Kubuntu, the wireless stuff should work fairly easily. After all it's the same kernel...
Wrong.
The steps to follow are these:
- Follow these steps from 1 to 7 (step 8 applies only to Ubuntu, not Kubuntu)
- Edit the file /etc/network/interfaces (typically "sudo vim /etc/network/interfaces") and add the following:
iface wlan0 inet static pre-up ifconfig wlan0 up pre-up ifconfig wlan0 down pre-up ifconfig wlan0 up pre-up ifconfig wlan0 down pre-up iwconfig wlan0 essid YOUR_ESSID_HERE pre-up iwconfig wlan0 mode Managed pre-up iwconfig wlan0 key YOUR_NETWORK_KEY_HERE pre-up ifconfig wlan0 up wireless-essid YOUR_ESSID_HERE address YOUR_CHOSEN_IP_HERE (192.168.1.50, for example) netmask 255.255.255.255 gateway THE_IP_OF_YOUR_WIRELESS_ROUTER_HERE (192.168.1.2, for example)
(Thanks to this page for the tip!) - Type "sudo modprobe ndiswrapper" (if you haven't done it before)
- Type "sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart"
- Type "sudo ifconfig wlan0 up"
- Type "sudo ifup wlan0"
Voila! You should be online by now. I have yet to find a way to execute the last 4 commands automatically when my computer boots up...