On Sun, Oct 15, 2006 at 23:30:50 -0400, Martin Paraskevov wrote: > Hi, > > How can I setup my debian box to connect to a wireless router for my > internet connection. My wireless card is: > > D-Link AirPlus DWL-520+ Wireless NIC (PCI) 802.11b > > If you can point me to some useful information online will be very helpful > too.
The first thing is to compile the kernel module for your card: http://acx100.sourceforge.net The good news is that it has been debianized, therefore it should be possible to install the package "module-assistant" and run (as root) module-assistant auto-install acx100 and everything should happen more or less automatically. You need "contrib" in your /etc/apt/sources.list, otherwise the source package will not be found. The next thing is to get the firmware for the device: http://acx100.erley.org/acx_fw/acx1xx.htm The firmware should be put in /lib/firmware or in /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware. There are also unofficial Debian packages for the firmware: http://stef.tvk.rwth-aachen.de/~nazgul/debian/acx100/ In the end you should be able to run "modprobe acx100" without error messages, and "lsmod" should list the module as loaded. If anything goes wrong: Post the error messages. If everything works out: Install "wireless-tools" and use "iwconfig" to check and set parameters such as the ESSID, access point, encryption key, etc. -- Regards, Florian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
