On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 05:56:25PM -0500, Mark wrote: > I'm still mostly a newbie on Linux (intermediate Mac & Win user). I'm > having a strange problem on my Linux box, which is a Dell e1505 notebook. > > > In trying to fix this (again, blindly) -- i.e. get wireless to work on > Gnome as well as on VirtualBox's WinXP machine -- I somehow wrecked the > network entirely. Now when I boot up no Internet of any kind works, wired, > wireless, Gnome, VBox-WinXP. >
A lenny kernel should have all the support that is needed for a modern Dell wireless. Insure that module-assistant is installed. $ su -c module-assistant > update module-assistant > prepare module-assistant > select > [bcm4400, bcm5700, ipw2100, ap2200, as indicated by lspci (the latter two being Intel] module-assistant > build module-assistant > install -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org