On Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 11:23:07AM -0700, Arthur Barlow wrote: > I thought I'd try this list as well. > From: Arthur Barlow <arthurbarlow@earthlink.net> > To: debian-laptop@lists.debian.org > Subject: Trying to figure out a USB wireless stick > > I'm using an older Dell Latitude which has always worked great with > Debian. I'm currently using the "lenny" or testing version. I'm trying > to set up a Linksys wireless card or stick. When I boot the computer > the BIOS sees the stick on the USB port, but there's nothing to tell it > to configure it as a network device. > > The output of lsusb is: > > Bus 001 Device 002: ID 13b1:0020 Linksys > Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 > > My kernel is 2.6.17. I've downloaded the "wireless-tools" package. Any > advise would be appreciated. > Ah, yes... USB WiFi dongles. Unfortunately, there are a great many different drivers around - and even different versions of the same dongle may require different drivers. *And* because it would be boring otherwise, not every driver can be controlled by iwconfig et al. Your first step would be to take a look at http://linux-wless.passys.nl/query_hostif.php?hostif=USB and see whether your card is supported and what driver is required. With a Linksys adapter, I'd guess that there is a fair chance that you'll get it going. If the links provided at http://linux-wless.passys.nl/ don't provide the information you need, you can always come back here with version numbers, drivers and such. Good luck! (you'll need it) -Juergen
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