Problema driver wireless

Premetto che sono nuovo e non ho molta dimestichezza con Ubuntu, per cui chiedo scusa per eventuali imprecisioni. Ho installato da poco Ubuntu 12.04 LTS sul mio notebook (HP Pavilion 15e-025sl).

Ho un problema con la connessione wireless (scheda di rete: 'LAN Ethernet 10/100 Base-T integrata', connessione wireless: '802.11b/g/n'), ho provato a scaricare i driver per Windows dal sito della HP e ad installarli con ndiswrapper ma comunque, nonostante vengano installati correttamente, il dispositivo continua a non venir riconosciuto. Scusate se chiedo e apro ancora una domanda su un problema affrontato più e più volte, ma non so veramente cosa fare. Allego un po di dati dal terminale nel caso fossero di aiuto. Ringrazio anticipatamente ;)

$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 154b:0044 PNY 
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 04f2:b3a6 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd 
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 1241:1177 Belkin F8E842-DL Mouse

~$ sudo lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Ivy Bridge DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Ivy Bridge PCI Express Root Port (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Ivy Bridge Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point USB xHCI Host Controller (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Panther Point High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev c4)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev c4)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev c4)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point 6 port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation Panther Point SMBus Controller (rev 04)
01:00.0 Display controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Device 6660
07:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device 8179 (rev 01)
08:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 07)

~$ lspci -nnk | grep -iA2 net
07:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device [10ec:8179] (rev 01)
    Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:197d]
08:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 07)
    Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1970]
    Kernel driver in use: r8169