I configured a PC with GNU/Linux for the Science Lab here. Unfortunately, we found the cable outlet in the wall was dead or sick at least. It would connect/disconnect periodically. That made it easy to trace the faulty line all the way back to the rack but we still could not find the fault. We changed patch cables at both ends with no luck.
Until we get that fixed, I thought I would try wireless. I plugged in a D-Link DWL-G520 PCI card and it was immediately recognized by the ath5k driver. I installed wireless-tools and kwifimanager from Debian Lenny and we were on the air. I was pleasantly surprised. The naysayers had me half-convinced that wireless was still a problem. I have a stack of those cards on the shelf and I did not order them. My predecessor did for that other OS. Thank you, Atheros.
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