Re: Get wirless working
On Tue, 15 May 2007 17:56:56 -0400
Michael Pobega <pobega@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, May 15, 2007 at 12:43:32PM -0700, DavidDutch1964 wrote:
> > I love debian. I guess we all do here.
> >
> > Recently, thoguh, I had to switch to Kubuntu =only= because wireless
> > on my laptop JUST WORKED.
> >
> > I have an HP zt3000 with one of those Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG
> > wireless cards built in. It has been horrible to try to get working
> > despite any instructions found on the Internet. The instruction on
> > the site for this (http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/) was tricky as
> > it only focused on getting that one piece working and not
> > networking as a whole.
[...]
> http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=2200&searchon=names&subword=1&version=all&release=all
Whats' more, those modules are included in the standard kernel image
these days. The difference however is that Ubuntu packages the
firmware, whereas Debian does not. That is likely to confound the
uninitiated.
--
Liam
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