Thanks for responding; I decided to try replacing the Gnome Network manager with Wicd and so far so good -- it has not dropped the connection once.
As a result I believe that the driver in the Lenny Kernel (2.6.26-1-686) works and there is no need to re-compile it with the Madwifi driver. For those with a similar problem information on the Wicd wireless manager can be obtained from: http://wicd.net Now back to tweaking the touchpad... Thanks again Richard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]

