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Hi Klaus,

Now I finally understand why our elders (and some webmasters)
keep beating it into our heads, "RTFM".

As soon as I hit the link you gave me,
I noticed the "manual",

Broadcom...

Hi Klaus,

Thank you for the help.
Unfortunately, the new procedure failed as well.
I followed your instructions to the letter, but on the final (and critical) step,
iwconfig
there's still no...

Hi Klaus,

Thank you for your help.
As you can see from the following, I followed your suggestions but (still) no cigar.
IMHO, the 6.7.1 made some major changes in the way it deals with my...

Hi Klaus (cont'd)

Disc 6.7.1 (the faulty one)

[]$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor DRAM Controller (rev 12)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor PCI...

Hi Klaus,

Thank you for your interest (ant anticipated help).

Reference: my OP

INTRO:
In the following I got some readings (based on your request, lspci ...) on
both discs (6.2.1, the...

Hi Utu,

Let's eliminate case no 1., where by "flawed" I assume you
imply a _physical_ problem of some sort (manufacture, shipping, etc.)

I start with the machine down, the wireless router up...

Hi utu,
Thank you for your comments.
The main, and simple idea in my OP has been missed.
On the _same_ hardware (laptop - as described in the OP) the "old" 6.2.1 disk handles the wireless OK and...

Thank you for your comments but it seems you've missed the main point of the problem (and OP).
The "old" disk (Knoppix 6.2.1) sees the wireless card (be it a,b,g,n,x,y,z) and works with it...

Hello,

That's in contrast to Knoppix 6.2.1 where Wireless works OK.

I just got delivery of Knoppix 6.7.1 DVD.
Hardware used:
Dell Alienware M17x laptop with
Wireless 1529 802.11n Half...