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From within the <guilabel>Network Connection</guilabel> window there is a tab named <guilabel>Network Interfaces</guilabel>. Hopefully you will see your adapter labeled something like <guilabel>eth0</guilabel>. If there is an issue with the card or the settings, usually the system will automatically disable the card. If the card is disabled, you will see <guilabel>X Disabled</guilabel> under the <guilabel>State</guilabel> column. To enable the device, simply press the <guibutton>Administrator Mode...</guibutton> at the bottom of the window. This will open a password dialog in which you enter your username's password. Once you have entered this mode, simply press the <guibutton>Enable Interface</guibutton> button. If there are issues enabling the device, you will be notified with an error. To see the settings of this device, press the <guibutton>Configure Interface...</guibutton> button. The window that opens will allow you to manually configure your network settings to match your network.

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If you are planning on using <application>KNetworkManager</application> it is advised that you <emphasis role="bold">DO NOT</emphasis> edit <filename>/etc/network/interfaces</filename> unless it is necessary to get your network connection working. If you do manually edit your <filename>/etc/network/interfaces</filename> then <application>KNetworkManager</application> will not work.

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Wireless networking has gotten better with Kubuntu 9.10, 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 <application>Konsole</application> (<menuchoice><guimenu>Kickoff Application Launcher</guimenu><guisubmenu>Applications</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>System</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Terminal (Konsole)</guimenuitem></menuchoice>) and type <userinput>ping gateway_ip_address</userinput> (substitute gateway_ip_address by the ip address of your gateway. This address will be something like 10.0.0.1, 192.168.1.1, or 192.168.2.1, 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 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>Kickoff Application Launcher</guimenu><guisubmenu>Applications</guisubmenu><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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Since kernel version 2.6.17, support for Broadcom wireless devices were included. This means that there are some Broadcom devices that work out of the box, however there are still many that don't. If your Broadcom wireless device isn't working then you have two choices; <application>bcm43xx-fwcutter</application> or <application>NdisWrapper</application>.

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With the <application>bcm43xx-fwcutter</application> utility there are only a select few devices that actually work. To see the devices that are currently supported please review <ulink url="http://bcm43xx.berlios.de/?go=devices"/>. If your device is not supported then it is advised that you use the <application>NdisWrapper</application> utility. For information on configuring your device with the <application>bcm43xx-fwcutter</application> utility please see <xref linkend="network-connect-wifi-bcm43xx"/> and for configuring your device with <application>NdisWrapper</application> utility please see <xref linkend="network-connect-wifi-ndiswrapper"/>.

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Configuration of <application>NdisWrapper</application> is command line intensive. There are currently no graphical clients to aide in this configuration. Even though it is command line oriented, the instructions are easy to follow.

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This method is only supported for users of the Intel and AMD platforms. Users of older iBooks and Powerbooks cannot use this method. However, users of MacBooks (Intel based) should be able to use this method.

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<application>NdisWrapper</application> is considered the wireless fix-all for Linux. A great percentage of wireless adapters that are not supported natively or with other utilities are supported with <application>NdisWrapper</application>. Install <application>ndiswrapper</application> by using <application>Software Management</application>. If you are uncomfortable with installation practices then it is advised that you review the <ulink url="help:/kubuntu/add-applications/">Adding Applications</ulink> document.