Hello community. I have a few old computers around the house doing nothing so I decided to convert them to Linux machines and Linux Lite was my os of choice to begin with.
I plan to install the OS on a desktop pc that has a hardware issue that I plan to have up and running this week, but for now I've installed it on an older Dell laptop and I couldn't get a wireless connection with it. I submitted a command in Linux, and this is what it returned...
Network: Card-1: Realtek RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet controller
driver: r8169
IF: p2p1 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full
Card-2: Broadcom BCM43142 802.11b/g/n driver: bcma-pci-bridge
IF: N/A state: N/A mac: N/A
I was able to plug a Netgear WN111v2 adapter in and get a wireless connection, but would like to get the laptop working with its built it adapter because the desktop I plan to use has a linksys wmp54g pci adapter and I have my doubts about it connecting, and I really don't want to have to buy another Netgear adapter (but I will if it makes things easier).
Even though I was able to get the Dell's wifi to connect, I am now connected and using Linux Lite, and it works for what I need it for so I'm happy.
I plan to install the OS on a desktop pc that has a hardware issue that I plan to have up and running this week, but for now I've installed it on an older Dell laptop and I couldn't get a wireless connection with it. I submitted a command in Linux, and this is what it returned...
Network: Card-1: Realtek RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet controller
driver: r8169
IF: p2p1 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full
Card-2: Broadcom BCM43142 802.11b/g/n driver: bcma-pci-bridge
IF: N/A state: N/A mac: N/A
I was able to plug a Netgear WN111v2 adapter in and get a wireless connection, but would like to get the laptop working with its built it adapter because the desktop I plan to use has a linksys wmp54g pci adapter and I have my doubts about it connecting, and I really don't want to have to buy another Netgear adapter (but I will if it makes things easier).
Even though I was able to get the Dell's wifi to connect, I am now connected and using Linux Lite, and it works for what I need it for so I'm happy.
We only get one shot at this thing called life, let's make the best of it.