Wireless Lan On Laptop & Hplip

The wireless LAN RTL8187B is not getting configured. It is showing up in the hardware under USB.
How do i make it to work as a network card.

Also how do I setup HPLIP. i tried but it was asking for some libraries like JPEG lib, CUPS LIB etc.

Please help

The wireless LAN RTL8187B is not getting configured. It is showing up in the hardware under USB.
How do i make it to work as a network card.

Also how do I setup HPLIP. i tried but it was asking for some libraries like JPEG lib, CUPS LIB etc.

Please help
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This chipset is problematic but possible according to these links:
First read this: http://briancantin.blogspot.com/2007/11/ha...b-on-linux.html
Then this: http://www.datanorth.net/%7Ecuervo/blog/li...ite-a215-s7407/
and this: http://www.datanorth.net/%7Ecuervo/rtl8187b/

You would need to be moderately advanced to get this interface working.

Swerdna

Thank you for the reply.
I am very much new to LINUX, and tried downloading the rpm file. How do I run it .
The RTL8187B is listed under USB devices.

I am installing on a laptop.

Please help

This chipset is problematic but possible according to these links:
First read this: http://briancantin.blogspot.com/2007/11/ha...b-on-linux.html
Then this: http://www.datanorth.net/%7Ecuervo/blog/li...ite-a215-s7407/
and this: http://www.datanorth.net/%7Ecuervo/rtl8187b/

You would need to be moderately advanced to get this interface working.

Swerdna
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Which rpm do you mean?