Wi Fi on my laptop

[NoOp]

On 11/20/2008 01:11 PM, Karl Larsen wrote:
>     Well on my cheap laptop with Intrepid I did a lshw -C network and 
> got this for my effort to connect to a WiFi internet.
> 
>   *-network UNCLAIMED
>        description: Ethernet controller
>        product: AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter
>        vendor: Atheros Communications Inc.
>        physical id: 0
>        bus info: pci at 0000:02:00.0
>        version: 01
>        width: 64 bits
>        clock: 33MHz
>        capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix cap_list
>        configuration: latency=0
> 
> I gather the kernel driver for this device is un-availium on Linux. It 
> seems to work ok for Windows.  What must I do to get WiFi on my Intrepid?
> 

Perhaps try this first?

<http://www.google.com/search?complete=0&hl=en&q=ubuntu+%2Bintrepid+%2B%22AR242x+802.11abg+Wireless+PCI+Express+Adapter%22&btnG=Search>