I think it's supported. It's a Realtek 8187B adapter. This is what lsusb shows:
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0204:6025 Chipsbank Microelectronics Co., Ltd
CBM2080 Flash drive controller
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04fc:0013 Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd ViewMate
Desktop Mouse CC2201
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0bda:8189 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8187B
Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps Network Adapter
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Best regards,
Wen
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Xianwen Chen
Sent from Tromso, 19, Norway
On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 11:34 AM, Xianwen Chen <xianwen.chen@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi friends,
My newly installed Lenny doesn't recognize Realtek 8187 USB wirelss
adapater, even after running "modprobe rtl8187". Am I missing some
settings in the /etc?
Best regards,
Wen
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Xianwen Chen
On 2010-01-18 11:34 +0100, Xianwen Chen wrote:
My newly installed Lenny doesn't recognize Realtek 8187 USB wirelss
adapater, even after running "modprobe rtl8187". Am I missing some
settings in the /etc?
Maybe the chipset is not supported by the Lenny kernel and you have to
install a newer kernel. What does 'lsusb' print?
See also http://wiki.debian.org/rtl818x.
Sven