Need to rebuild kernel for WPA what source do I apt-get

[nyblueguy]

I am running 2.6.17-2-686 what source do I download to rebuild/modify the kernel?

I have this in my usr/src folder:

/usr/src$ ls
ieee80211.tar.bz2 linux-headers-2.6.17-2 linux-OLDVERSION.1158164958
ipw2200-source.tar.gz linux-headers-2.6.17-2-686 modules
linux linux-kbuild-2.6.17


But when I cd into linux which is linked to the header -686 folder and run make menuconfig it does not run. Please Help

thanks

[iwanabeguru]

you need the 2.6.17.2 kernel source

[nyblueguy]

I dont want to use a vanilla kernel. I want to use my current settings. How do I do that

[iwanabeguru]

what distro are you use?

download the kernel source from www.kernel.org
unpack to the /usr/src directory
rm the existing linux symlink
than create a new wich point to the unpacked source
ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.17.2 /usr/src/linux

copy your configuration file (.config) from /boot to /usr/src/linux

than
cd /usr/src/linux
make menuconfig
modify your settings
exit and save
compile the kernel
copy or move the bzImage to /boot
edit your boot loader conf
reboot

EDIT:
apt-get install kernel-source-2.6.17.2-686

[nyblueguy]

awesome. thanks