Alexia--what kind of Mac are you using? It could very well be that you are running into the same problem I was running into, which is that the wifi cards on some Macs simply will not speak to Linux drivers. To get around this, I just plugged in a usb wifi dongle to do the card's work, and then there were no wifi problems. If you have no option to connect to any wifi, whatsoever--as in, you do not even see a wireless network option when you check your status/utilities--then I think it's likely this is the problem you are having, as it means TAILS simply doesn't see any wifi hardware installed.

-- GreggBadichek - 06 May 2016

I ended up following Jake's advice. I installed on the USB using one of the Windows computers at the Law School. But now when I boot tails on my MAC laptop, it doesn't pick up on the wifi, both at school and at home .Even tried typing the "rfkill list" command but don't get a wifi showing up (according to the Tails website that's one way to do it). Until I find a nonwifi connection I'm stuck! Sorry can't help more.

-- AlexiaBedat - 05 May 2016

AlexiaBedat? - what did you end up doing to get around the password request when you used sudo? I am now confronting this problem. Did you have to add yourself as a root user? Also did anyone do this on debian? I didn't know only some usbs were compatible and wondered if there is not some way around this... I've given up and am trying it on my mac instead #tailswoes

-- LizzieOShea - 05 May 2016

Finished. My Macbook Air's wireless card doesn't speak to Linux drivers, so I popped in a dongle instead. Works like a charm.

-- GreggBadichek - 04 May 2016

Finished

-- DanielShiner - 28 Apr 2016