using a wireless usb adapter with puppy (foxy)

[Ketracel]

this is the USB adapter:
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellit ... torWrapper

how can I use it with puppy?

thanks

[Ketracel]

I'm googling and found this:

http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/ ... ernet.html

[Volsung]

Your other option is to find out what chipset your usb device uses and search puppy for the appropriate driver.

In either case, you are gonig to open up network wizard and click load module then either NDISwrapper for the windows INF file or look for the module for your chipset.

[Ketracel]

Thanks! how do I find out which chipset the USB uses?

[Volsung]

generally googling the model number and the word chipset works... I got this:

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Ralink RT2501USB

As the chipset.

This site might prove useful:

http://www.decimation.com/markw/2007/12 ... and-vista/

It contains the download for the INF file.

[Ketracel]

Thanks Volsung, I think I'm going to go with a smaller usb adapter (sizewise) so I'll be using this one instead of the one I mentioned above:


http://www.retailplus.com/feature.php?productId=88

I found the chipset zd1211b:
http://zd1211.wiki.sourceforge.net/

I also found this previous thread:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=17695

unfortuntely, this is way over my head, could someone please offer a step by step guide on how to make this adapter work with puppy?

thank you so much