Post upgrade wireless problems

[dawirick]

Hardware:

Airlink101 AWLH4030 Super G Wireless PCI adapter
http://www.airlink101.com/products/awlh4030.html
Linksys WRT54GR Wireless-G Broadband Router with RangeBooster
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satel...VisitorWrapper

PROBLEM:
This is my first Linux installation.

When I installed Kubuntu, I could not find knetworkmanager anywhere on the CD for installation.  I was able to upload the package from another computer and install it on my "new" Linux box.  Configured it, and everything started working.

However, after updating my edgy 6.10 release, knetworkmanager is no longer locating ANY wireless networks and only diplays "wired" network connections.

HELP!

[lingenfr]

Re: Post upgrade wireless problems

Wireless assistant is a bit hosed as well. Suggest that you start by doing an ifconfig. If your wireless nic is displayed, but does not have an IP, do the following:

sudo ifconfig interface down
sudo ifconfig interface up

If it does a bunch of dhcp broadcasts but does not get an IP, use iwconfig and manually add your essid, channel, etc. The try ifconfig down/up as shown above. One encouraging thing, once I did this once, it just worked.