thank you rj

Will return the edimax and have ordered a TP-link TL-WN321G from Amazon. I am hoping I can plug it in and that the connection wizard will identify it. Do you know which driver it chooses?

Netgear router is set as 'open' without password - so i guess it just picks it up.

many thanks

thanks for the reply / suggestion - but rt2870sta. was the driver I already tried - no luck...

Did post something on beginners' page - but this seems perhaps a more appropriate section... Just installed Poppy 4.2.1 on inspirion 8000. i have a Netgear router plugged into the desk top and want to use the old laptop as wireless ( and take to hot spots to run it on the move). I have aEdimax EW-77...

Thaks or the reply. I ran pupy again from cd and reset using xvessa and then picking the higher scren definition.

only trouble now is i have two saved settinmg to choose from when i start up - how do you delete one?

Hi, seem to have set up Puppy with a very small screen : went for the default option when 1024 x 768 didn't work I have an inspiron 8000 ; and 1024 x 768 x 32bit should work. But on set up lots of lines etc. Any ideas as to how to try a new configeration and get my screen filling the screen rather t...

Just set up latest Puppy installatation on Dell Inspiron 8000. Trying to connect to netgear router uding wireless USB nLite adaptor. Puppy does not recognise it: seesm to have a driver for Linux on it's CD - but how to load it? and where? and will it work? Also get a message ( disoconcerting) MT-GPR...

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