Wireless Internet problems

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Recently I bought HP Pavillion dv6000.I decided to install Linux.Went to debian.org and downloaded Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 for AMD 64.My connection sucks so I downloaded only 40 MB ISO image.Few words about my connection:it is all mighty free wireless
internet Linksys,it means that my connection can be interrupted any second ,but I like it because it is free.Back to the topic ,installation was smooth ,not considering that it showed some problems with internet connection.However I have my pure ,naked bash without any fancy KDE.Question what should I do to make my wireless internet work on Debian through bash and what kind of packages would you recommend to download to make my Debian more elegant looking and more useful.(I have AMD 64 Turion)

Thank You for your time.

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which wireless card do u have?

Submitted by hildebrand_us on Mon, 2008-01-07 23:25.

Which wireless card do you have? if it is intel 3945abg you can get its packages installed. firmware etc is non-free so you may need net for that. Otherwise take from intel site but that will bypass the packaging system.

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which wireless card do u have?

Submitted by plato on Tue, 2008-01-08 00:02.

Broadcom 4321AG 802.11a/b/g/draft-n Wi-Fi Adapter

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Wireless Internet problems

Submitted by pinniped on Tue, 2008-01-08 16:20.

For setting up wireless you need:
1. drivers (and often also firmware) for your wireless gizmo
2. info on the wireless network (essid, security settings)
3. wireless-tools (essential)
4. wpasupplicant (if you use WPA-PSK/TKIP authentication)

For anything else, use the package management tools to help you find things:
apt-cache search keyword

For example:
apt-cache search xorg|less

For a GUI, you need:
1. xorg server and client
2. driver for your video chip
3. 'window manager' (KDE, Gnome, Fluxbox, IceWM, etc etc)
4. 'desktop manager' to select the window manager to start (kdm, gdm, xdm)

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