VIA VT6655 PCI device, the driver is called viawget
VIA VT6656 USB device, the driver is called vntwusb
The source code is from
http://www.viaarena.com/Drivers.aspx
After installing either of these dotpets, reboot.
Both drivers create an interface called eth#. Usually your LAN device takes eth0, so the wifi interface will probably become eth1.
For WPA-encrypted connections, both package include a modified version of wpa_supplicant compatible with the new driver.
I have included the necessary configuration file (/usr/sbin/wag-profiles.sh) so that Puppy's Network Wizard should be able to configure the connection.
But if you want to configure a WPA connection via the commandline, be aware that the wpa_supplicant "-D" parameter for the new drivers are the same name as the driver itself (which is quite unconventional).
As an example, with the viawget driver and a WPA2 connection, your command would be -
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wpa_supplicant -i eth1 -D viawget -c /etc/network-wizard/wireless/wpa_profiles/wpa_supplicant2.conf -dd