@Joris, you may want to try installing linux-backports-modules as it most recently pulled in an updated version of the compat-wireless stack:
https://edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-backports-modules-2.6.27 linux-backports-modules-2.6.27 (2.6.27-7.3) intrepid; urgency=low [Tim Gardner] * Added iwlwifi firmware * Added the upstream compat-wireless-2.6 tree. * Updated compat-wireless to wireless-testing tag master-2008-10-14 * Set CONFIG_WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY=y by default. -- wireless network does not work on Sony VAIO SR19VN [Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5100] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/256629 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs