How toconnect to wireless lan in ubuntu

If your wireless card is properly installed use the following command for connect to a wireless access point

sudo ifconfig eth0 down
sudo ifconfig wlan0 down
sudo dhclient -r wlan0
sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid "ESSID_IN_QUOTES"
sudo iwconfig wlan0 mode Managed
sudo ifconfig wlan0 up
sudo dhclient wlan0

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