thanks for the speedy response, have tried the 3hd but still the same problem, fails to find the network and wireless cards. I am using a Samsung laptop with an i5-3210m 2.5 GHz processor. it is a 64 bit system.
Any further ideas

Hi all new to linux so please bear with me. Have tried Ubuntu and knoppix and like both easy to set up. Now trying puppy. It loads super quick and I can access all the software....but can not find the wifi card (ATHOS ar9485wb-eg). Have tried loading new modules from the setup but no joy....what do ...