rl8180

• Unpack the driver and edit the Makefile, make sure your INCLUDEPATH is correct. You will also need to edit line 59 in r8180_pci_init.c. Remember the vendor and device id you saved from watching the kernel log, the first value is the vendor, second is device, change them accordingly. It should look something like this:
  
  { 0x1186, 0x3300 /*0x8139*/, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 0 },
  
  Compile the driver, type make at the prompt. Now cross your fingers and do a insmod rtl8180_24x.o. This worked for me and I got the driver to load.

• Once you got the driver working, you will need the wireless tools package. Download and install, by default they are installed in /usr/local/sbin. To enable your card type:
  
  iwpriv wlan0 enable
  
  You should see that little sucker start blinking. You will probably want an IP address and a gateway too:
  
  ifconfig wlan0 192.168.0.2
  route add default gw 192.168.0.1

• Walk around your house with your laptop, wireless is freedom!