Part 2 of my Ubuntu installation guide is all about setting up your wireless network. By now you should have correctly installed Ubuntu and after a restart and a login, you’ll see a desktop a little like this:
What next? Before you do anything else you’ll need to connect your PC to a wireless network.
How to connect to your wireless network in Hardy Heron
Connecting to your wireless router so you can access the internet is pretty easy. Here are the steps:
In the top menu, click System>Administration>Network – you’ll see a dialogue box like this:
The network settings dialogue will appear (that’s the box on the right). Click “unlock” and key in your password. Now, highlight the wireless connection, and click the properties button on the right.
The dialogue on the left should appear (wlan0 properties). Click “enable roaming mode” and click ok. Now close the network settings dialogue.
Next, you need to click the wireless logo in the top right hand of your scree. A small menu will appear. Click the wirless network you want to join and you’ll see this dialogue appear:
Just key in the WPA details of your wireless lan and click connect. Ubuntu should connect to the network straight away 
Next up, the video driver!
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I think I need more help. In the dialog box the box Click “enable roaming mode” s already checked so I just close the dialog and try go to the next step but no wireless networks to choose from ? I think I missed something important.
I have the same problem, can any1 help?
Same problem here. No wireless icon.
I have intetrnet connection in Windows, but in Ubuntu i do not have and I have never been connected to internet in ubuntu. Would you help me please?
Hi Innocent – are you using Ubuntu on a separate partition to Windows or via VM Ware?
Sounds like you’re missing the driver for your wireless card. What brand / model is it?
I have a laptop HP Pavilion and I could not setup a wireless network. I’m using Ubuntu 9.04
Please help
i tied everythin but it does not connect
it displays all the available networks
my encription is wep type please help