Hi all,

I am new to Knoppix and linux. Indeed i was curious about Knoppix and purchased the Knoppix for Dummies Book which came with Knoppix, and that is the version that I am using!
I have followed the book instruction, but I seem to be getting nowhere. iwconfig is telling me that I have no wireless connections.
I am having trouble installing my wireless adapter below is what I have tried so far/or where I am at..
Code:
root@0[knoppix]# ndiswrapper -l
No drivers installed
root@0[knoppix]# ls /home/knoppix
Desktop Dr71WU.inf Dr71WU.sys Dr71WU98.sys dr71wu.cat tmp
root@0[knoppix]# ndiswrapper -i /home/knoppix/Dr71WU.inf
Installing dr71wu
root@0[knoppix]# ndiswrapper -m
Adding "alias wlan0 ndiswrapper" to /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper
root@0[knoppix]# rmmod ndiswrapper
ERROR: Module ndiswrapper does not exist in /proc/modules
root@0[knoppix]# modprobe ndiswrapper
root@0[knoppix]# modprobe ndiswrapper
root@0[knoppix]# lsmod | grep ndiswrapper
ndiswrapper 116764 0
usbcore 101496 8
ndiswrapper,usbhid,usb_storage,ub,ohci_hcd,uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd
root@0[knoppix]# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
sit0 no wireless extensions.
root@0[knoppix]# iwconfig sit0 essid ACTIONTEC channel 9
Error for wireless request "Set ESSID" (8B1A) :
SET failed on device sit0 ; Invalid argument.
root@0[knoppix]# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
sit0 no wireless extensions.
root@0[knoppix]# iwconfig wlan0 key 8A-FF-DE-3C-BB-C6-FE-A3-3B-A2-B2-10-
5B
Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :
SET failed on device wlan0 ; No such device.
root@0[knoppix]# iwconfig sit0 key 8A-FF-DE-3C-BB-C6-FE-A3-3B-A2-B2-10-5B
Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :
SET failed on device sit0 ; Invalid argument.
root@0[knoppix]# iwconfig lo key 8A-FF-DE-3C-BB-C6-FE-A3-3B-A2-B2-10-5B
Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :
SET failed on device lo ; Operation not supported.
I would be most grateful if someone could help me out, I am most eager to understand/learn any alternatives to the orthodox Microsoft OS'.

Thanking anyone in advance
By the way the drivers have been installed with no issue using ndisWrapper and the hardware is present, but anyway the fact of the matter is that I am at a roadblock