http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-get-atheros-ar5007eg-or-ar242x-wireless-cards-may-be-other-models-working-in-ubuntu-810-intrepid-ibex.html

Method 2 might be what you're looking for.

Cheers,

Chris

2009/5/10 Ron Dean <rvdean@ihug.co.nz>
Daniel Lawson wrote:

Here is the output of lspci
ron@ron-laptop:~$ sudo lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory
Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960
Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960
Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI
Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI
Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI
Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio
Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express
Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express
Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express
Port 3 (rev 03)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express
Port 4 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI
Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI
Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI
Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI
Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev f3)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801HEM (ICH8M) LPC Interface
Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E)
IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E)
SATA AHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller
(rev 03)
05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5906M Fast
Ethernet PCI Express (rev 02)
06:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x
802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)
ron@ron-laptop:~$

also the output of ifconf from the live cd which I get an Internet
connection

eth0 � � �Link encap:Ethernet �HWaddr 00:1b:38:e1:42:f2
� � � � �inet addr:192.168.1.5 �Bcast:192.168.1.255 �Mask:255.255.255.0
� � � � �inet6 addr: fe80::21b:38ff:fee1:42f2/64 Scope:Link
� � � � �UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST �MTU:1500 �Metric:1
� � � � �RX packets:11 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
� � � � �TX packets:28 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
� � � � �collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
� � � � �RX bytes:1638 (1.6 KB) �TX bytes:4771 (4.7 KB)
� � � � �Interrupt:18

lo � � � �Link encap:Local Loopback
� � � � �inet addr:127.0.0.1 �Mask:255.0.0.0
� � � � �inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
� � � � �UP LOOPBACK RUNNING �MTU:16436 �Metric:1
� � � � �RX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
� � � � �TX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
� � � � �collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
� � � � �RX bytes:240 (240.0 B) �TX bytes:240 (240.0 B)

pan0 � � �Link encap:Ethernet �HWaddr 22:33:11:80:95:c9
� � � � �BROADCAST MULTICAST �MTU:1500 �Metric:1
� � � � �RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
� � � � �TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
� � � � �collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
� � � � �RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) �TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

wlan0 � � Link encap:Ethernet �HWaddr 00:1f:3a:bb:97:22
� � � � �UP BROADCAST MULTICAST �MTU:1500 �Metric:1
� � � � �RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
� � � � �TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
� � � � �collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
� � � � �RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) �TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

wmaster0 �Link encap:UNSPEC �HWaddr
00-1F-3A-BB-97-22-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
� � � � �UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST �MTU:1500 �Metric:1
� � � � �RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
� � � � �TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
� � � � �collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
� � � � �RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) �TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
>> Ok, the ifconfig command isnt showing an ethernet port interface, try
>> bringing it up manually by using sudo ifconfig eth0 up. Post any
>> errors and/or the new ouput of ifconfig -a
>>
>
> ifconfig -a shows all existing interfaces, even if they're not up.
>
> Ron: can you send the output of "sudo lspci" please? this will list all
> devices on your system, and will help with diagnosing the problem with
> your network.
>
>
> Have you rebooted since running the updates?
>
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