Hey, I'm fairly new to linux and stuff and would really appreciate all the help I can get.
Where can I get a driver for a Prism 2.5 PCMCIA wireless card and how would I go about installing it?

Thanks in advance!

There are many drivers that support Prism 2.5 cards, but probably the most widely used driver is hostap. It can be run in ``Master'' mode, in which mode it acts like a wireless access point. However, it supports running in ``Managed'' mode, in which case it acts like you'd expect it to: as a client in a wireless network. It also supports ad-hoc networks, if that's your cup of tea.

Your distro probably has a package for hostap, and once it's installed, getting your card to be recognised should be as easy as inserting the module. Configuring the wireless network settings can be done using the iwconfig tool. I believe KDE and Gnome probably have their own tools to do so, as well. Basically, to use iwconfig:

iwconfig mode managed essid your_ssid

And then configure the interface as usual. If you have any more questions, ask away.

Ok thank you for the information!
I do believe that the driver is built in because I have seen some info on Prism 2.5 scroll at the load.
I have a new question haha. When I try to put my card into monitor mode by typing:
iwconfig wlan0 mode monitor
It comes up with an error saying:
Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06):
SET failed on device wlan0; Operation not supported
How can I get it to be supported?
Thanks

Moved: This thread is more suitable in Wireless Networking and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.

Usually you wouldn't need to manually put the card into monitor mode. If, for instance, you wanted to scan for wireless networks using Kismet, Kismet would automatically put it into monitor mode.

But to answer your question, the mode option only takes Managed, Master, and Ad-Hoc as options. Hostap is a constantly-changing driver, so it may do things a little differently. To get hostap into monitor mode:

iwpriv wlan0 monitor 1

Taking it out of monitor mode can be done by:

iwpriv wlan0 monitor 0

However, if it is a removable card, I suggest removing and reinserting it. At the very least, remove the module and modprobe it again.

Thanks but when I type iwpriv wlan0 monitor 1 it just tells me that it has no private ioctls. Sorry for sounding so desperate but I really need help. Thank you for your answers!

EDIT: I have fixed it! All I had to do was the switch-to-hostap command
thanks for everyone's help