sourceforge.net/
?page=laptop_matrix.
Because wireless card firmware is required in order to get many wireless networking cards to work,
the software you need for installing the drivers for those cards is not included in many major
Linux releases. For example, if you are using Fedora, you can get ndiswrapper and madwifi RPM
packages from the third-party rpm.livna.org site. Then, in the case of ndiswrapper, you need to
install the firmware for your network card from the card manufacturer.
Once the proper driver for your wireless card is installed and activated, there are different tools
available for configuring your wireless cards in different Linux releases. Here are examples:
Wireless in Fedora??”In Fedora, use the Network Manager to configure your wireless
network cards (as root, type service NetworkManager on). Then configure your wireless
connection from a network icon that appears in the panel.
Wireless in KNOPPIX??”In KNOPPIX, try KWiFiManager. From the KDE menu, select
KNOPPIX???Network/Internet???KWiFiManager.
For further information on configuring wireless devices in Linux, refer to the Wireless LAN
resources for Linux page:
http://hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Wireless.html
If you find that you are unable to get the driver for your particular wireless card working at all,
determine the type of card you have, using one of the following commands:
# dmesg |grep -i wireless
# lspci -vv |grep -i wireless
Then use some search tool, such as Google, to search for the name and model of your wireless
card, along with the word ???Linux??? or the particular distribution of Linux you are using.
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