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> Linux Answers > Hardware User Name   By Bjerrk at 2005-08-31
04:17 I've written this little how-to on configuring a normal
USB WLAN adapter using YaST.  Here goes:  Setting up a wireless
LAN with YaST2 By Bjerrk  1. Intro/mini-FAQ:  Q: who does this
apply to? A: Any Linux user with a desire to use WLAN USB
adapters, and with access to a recent YaST version.  Q: Which
devices has this procedure been tested on? A: Only the Netgear
MA111 adapter connected to a Netgear MR814v2 router, but from
what I'm told the procedure is just about the same for all USB
WLAN adapters.  Q: Aha! You're using YaST? So It's a SuSE-only
guide! A: No it's not. YaST is available for other Linux
distros/platforms too. A good example is YaST4Debian, which is
available right here:  Q. Let's get going? A: Let's do.  2.
Prerequisites:  A WLAN USB adapter. A recent version of YaST2 or
YaST4Debian etc... A recent version of KInternet (available via
YaST, apt-get, urpmi, yum,