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A majority of connection settings can be changed from within the <guilabel>Network Settings</guilabel> section of System Settings. To access the Network Settings, go to <menuchoice><guimenu>Application Launcher</guimenu><guimenuitem>System Settings/KDE3</guimenuitem></menuchoice> and then select <guilabel>Network Settings</guilabel> at the lower left of the window.

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Wireless networking has gotten better with Kubuntu 9.04, however there are still problems for users who do not have a card supported natively. If you have not purchased a wireless card yet, please take a look at the supported hardware at <ulink url="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WirelessCardsSupported"/>.

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If the above did not work, open up <application>Konsole</application> (<menuchoice><guimenu>Application Launcher</guimenu><guisubmenu>System</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Terminal (Konsole)</guimenuitem></menuchoice>) and type <userinput>ping gateway_ip_address</userinput> (substitude gateway_ip_address by the ip address of your gateway. This address is usually 192.168.1.1, but may vary depending on the nature of your network). If you are able to ping your gateway, then the DNS on your computer is not working correctly. If you are not able to ping the gateway, then you do not have a proper internet connection.

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<emphasis role="bold">Command line</emphasis>: (<menuchoice><guimenu>Application Launcher</guimenu><guisubmenu>System</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Terminal (Konsole)</guimenuitem></menuchoice>) This will open up <application>Konsole</application> providing you with a terminal or the command line. Once you are sitting at the command prompt simply type <userinput>lspci</userinput> and press the <keycap>Enter</keycap> key. Locate the <guilabel>Network controller:</guilabel> line as this will provide information about your wireless adapter.

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Once you have <application>bcm43xx-fwcutter</application> installed you can read through a list of links to various drivers for your Broadcom device. To do this open up <application>Konsole</application> (<menuchoice><guimenu>Application Launcher</guimenu><guisubmenu>System</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Terminal (Konsole)</guimenuitem></menuchoice>) and type at the prompt <userinput>zless /usr/share/doc/bcm43xx-fwcutter/README.gz</userinput> and press <keycap>Enter</keycap>. You have the choice of picking a driver from that list, driver CD, or manufacturer's website. The file you are interested in using is the <filename>bcwl5.sys</filename> file. If you have the drivers in a <filename>.zip</filename> format, unzip the files to a local directory. If the drivers are in a <filename>.exe</filename> format, you will need to install <application>Cabextract</application>. With <application>Cabextract</application>, at the command line locate the directory where you downloaded or copied the file to. Once there type at the prompt <userinput>cabextract filename.exe</userinput> and press <keycap>Enter</keycap>. This will extract the file into the directory you are in.

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Open <application>Konsole</application> by going to <menuchoice><guimenu>Application Launcher</guimenu><guisubmenu>System</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Terminal (Konsole)</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.

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Using the icons located in the <application>Panel</application>, the terminal looking icon (<application>System Menu</application>) to the immediate right of the <application>Application Launcher</application> icon will allow you to navigate to <guilabel>Remote Places</guilabel>. Once you have navigated to there, you will be able to access <guilabel>Samba Shares</guilabel>.

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Open <application>System Settings</application> by going to <menuchoice><guimenu>Application Launcher</guimenu><guisubmenu>Favorites</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>System Settings</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.