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(New page: ==How To Test Wireless Cards== # Grab a wireless card. # Seat the card into an open PCI slot on the card test motherboard. # Boot the board up into ubuntu. # Look at the network connectio...)
 
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# Look at the network connections at the top right of the screen.
 
# Look at the network connections at the top right of the screen.
 
# If it shows the network "freegeek then try to get online, if you are able to get online, Skip to step 7.
 
# If it shows the network "freegeek then try to get online, if you are able to get online, Skip to step 7.
# Click System, Administration, Hardware Drivers. If it shows a
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# Click System, Administration, Hardware Drivers. If it shows a driver for that card, install it.
driver for that card, install it.
 
 
# If it shows the network "freegeek" then go to firefox and try to get onto our
 
# If it shows the network "freegeek" then go to firefox and try to get onto our
 
website. To be sure you are connected wirelessly, unplug the ethernet cable.
 
website. To be sure you are connected wirelessly, unplug the ethernet cable.
 
# If the card works, mark it ok and send it to the store. If not recycle it.
 
# If the card works, mark it ok and send it to the store. If not recycle it.

Revision as of 19:42, 1 February 2009

How To Test Wireless Cards

  1. Grab a wireless card.
  2. Seat the card into an open PCI slot on the card test motherboard.
  3. Boot the board up into ubuntu.
  4. Look at the network connections at the top right of the screen.
  5. If it shows the network "freegeek then try to get online, if you are able to get online, Skip to step 7.
  6. Click System, Administration, Hardware Drivers. If it shows a driver for that card, install it.
  7. If it shows the network "freegeek" then go to firefox and try to get onto our

website. To be sure you are connected wirelessly, unplug the ethernet cable.

  1. If the card works, mark it ok and send it to the store. If not recycle it.