Re: unable to connect to wireless networks with RTL8101 card

["Sam Varghese" <sam@gnubies.com>]

On Mon, February 22, 2010 10:06, Seb wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a Toshiba Satellite P200 RT-5 laptop which is now discontinued.
> Internet works fine, but I've never been able to get the wireless
> working properly.  Switching the wireless detector on the computer lets
> the KDE Network manager show the various networks available in the
> vicinity, but whenever I do save and connect to of the networks in the
> list never leads to a connection.  The KDE Network manager icon in the
> system tray remains grayed-out.  Callin "lspci -k" shows that a driver
> is in use:
>
> 05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
> RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 01)
>         Subsystem: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI
> Express Fast Ethernet controller
>         Kernel driver in use: r8169
>
> Googling around for this I cannot see whether this is the right driver
> for that card, or what the problem might be.  Any tips would be
> appreciated.

This thread may be of assistance:

http://ubuntu-virginia.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8581510

Sam
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(Sam Varghese)