Hi.

I've got a Dell Latitude (with built-in 3Com NIC), a PheeNet WLAN card (uses Realtek 8180l) and use the latest Knoppix (3.6).

I can't get the card to work - don't know if it's a driver missing or if there's anything else wrong.

Here's what I do and what results I get:


lspci|less - Ethernet controller: Realtel Seminconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8180L 802.11b MAC (rev 20) ... looks like it does recognise the WLAN card)


dmesg|less: just the 3Com NC (built-in) ... or maybe it doesn't?

Knoppix Infocenter:
PCMCIA - Card 1: CardBus hotplug device
PCI - lists 3COM NIC and Realtek RTL8180L with comment: "Capabilities: <available only to root>" ... why does it identify the WLAN NIC as PCI card???

Knoppix Network/Internet -> Wavelan configuration shows: "No wireless network card found"

I would appreciate if any answers are explicit enough for me to follow - I am all new to Linux.

Thanks!

Ulrich