configure USB/Wifi on with Debian

[oveit]

Hello,

I'm using Debian 3 with kernel 2.6.10
I've an USB Wifi adapter to connect to my lan (uses the atmel chip).
Could someone tell me how to configure it, the driver to use... ?
FYI : I'm new to Linux...If your answer could be detailed it could help a lot

thanks

[lakerdonald]

What is the exact model of your USB adaptor?

[ewanrg]

If you're using an Atmel chipset your best bet is to check out:
at76c503a.berlios.de

Where they have a nice driver that works well with most of the Atmel USB wireless devices. I use mine with a Linksys WUSB11 v2.8 and a 2.6.7 kernel.

Only caveat is that you have to get the version from CVS as the "released" version only works on 2.4 kernels.

Hope this helps!

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[oveit]

Hello,

thank you very much for your answers. Here are new informations.
I'm using Debian 3 distribution with kernel 2.6.10
I compiled my kernel 2.6.10 with the Atmel driver.
My USB port is recognized...
My USB device is inventel 802.11b / 11Mbps which has been delivered with my inventel adsl modem router DWB 200...
Concerning configuration, this is what i made :

/etc/modprobe, in file reseau
===================
alias eth0 via-rhine (I actually also use a network card)
alias wlan0 atmel (I don't think i need this because module is loaded by the kernel)

and finaly %update-modules to load these information in the configuration file


/etc/network, in file interfaces
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#loopback interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

#Wifi configuration
auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet static
address 10.42.248.10
netmask 255.0.0.0
network 10.0.0.0
broadcast 10.255.255.255
gateway 10.0.0.1
wireless_essid home (what is this exactly ?)
wireless_mode managed
wireless_channel 11
wireless_key XXXXXXXXXXXXX

#Network card configuration
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 10.42.248.11
netmask 255.0.0.0
network 10.0.0.0
broadcast 10.255.255.255
gateway 10.0.0.1

When i use the iwconfig, i get
eth0 no wireless extensions
lo no wireless extensions


This is what i've done.... Maybe it is not sufficient or false ?

Hope you can help me