I installed kubuntu 9.4 64bit on my dell inspiron 1501. I'm having trouble getting on the web. I've been searching through post after post and the documentation pages as well. Its been two days and I just want the thing to work. I don't think I need the ndiswrapper utility because I can see other wireless networks in my area. I'm trying to connect to a hidden network and have entered all the appropriate info in the network settings panel. Just not sure how to connect. Any assistance is greatly appreciated.

Is the "Network Settings" panel accessed through an icon in the system tray, or outside it?
Alternately, you could post a screenshot of it.

bcooksley wrote:Is the "Network Settings" panel accessed through an icon in the system tray, or outside it?
Alternately, you could post a screenshot of it.

There isn't an icon the sys tray. I have to go into system settings to access the network settings. My card see's other wireless networks. It doesn't see the network i'm tryin to connect to because its hidden.

I got the network up and running in the GNOME desktop enviornment. Just can't seem to get it going in KDE. So I know the broadcomm driver works pretty well with the linux OS.

problem solved. finally

In this case the user was using the KDE 4 Network Management plasmoid.
Just interested, how did you manage to solve the problem, since it might help other users with a similar problem.