Got it working after installing some extra packages and modifying /etc/network/interfaces based on the info in: /usr/share/doc/linux-wlan-ng/README.Debian.gz Here're the packages: ii linux-wlan-ng 0.1.15-1 ii linux-wlan-ng-modules-2.4.20-686 2.4.20-5+0.1.15-6 ii wireless-tools 25-2 ii kernel-pcmcia-modules-2.4.20-686 2.4.20-5