How to get the needed driver or firmware for your WIFI adapter

[bigpup]

If the Puppy version does not see the network hardware you have.

It is probably missing the needed firmware and or driver to run it.

Here is where people put drivers, they have compiled, for specific hardware, for specific Puppy versions.
Drivers are kernel specific, so they have to be compiled for the specific kernel, in the Puppy version.
viewforum.php?f=97
So look here if you need a driver.
Someone may have already compiled one for your Puppy version and hardware.

Also, there are a few topics on where to get needed firmware.

If driver is not already offered for your hardware.
Here is how to compile one:
viewtopic.php?f=97&t=635

[mikeslr]

Thanks, marv for posting the instructions, https://www.forum.puppylinux.com/viewto ... 65#p101965,

Open a terminal and entering the following code:

dmesg | grep -i network

should provide a starting point.

Ozsouth, https://www.forum.puppylinux.com/viewto ... 40#p102040 suggests that the command to determine the missing a wireless driver, for an onboard adaptor (not usb dongle), is:
lspci -nn | grep etwork
(that starts with lowercase L & has a pipe symbol in the middle - usually shift & \ key).

Jafadmin, add this advice, https://www.forum.puppylinux.com/viewto ... 86#p102086

The following console command will display all detected WAP's, bypassing the various connection apps. This will show the raw output of what WIFI linux can see.
Change the 'wlan0' to match your specific wifi adapter.

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iwlist wlan0 scanning | egrep 'Cell |Quality|ESSID'

This is useful to isolate hardware problems from software problems.