Florian Kulzer wrote:
[...]01:05.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection (rev 05) 01:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB PRO/100 VE (MOB) Ethernet Controller (rev 83)
I have a friend who recently installed Ubuntu on his laptop and IIRC he had the same card (or a similar one, but by Intel). It used the module that you mentioned. In ubuntu, it was detected automatically and all he had to do was give an ESSID and the key.
To the original poster, I suggest that first you see if your module gets loaded successfully. Then you should have these packages installed: wireless-tools, network-manager (and its corresponding -gnome or -kde package as well, depending on which desktop you use), dhcp3-client, dhcp3-common.
Once you are done installing those and modprobed the wireless module, see what is the output of this command:
$> iwconfigIf you get your wireless interface listed here, you are in business. Then you should try to configure your wireless device. Perhaps the easiest way is to use the nm-applet GUI application. In gnome at least, it puts a little icon on your panel which you can use to select any of the wireless networks it lists.
I can explain more if you wish. ->HS