http://www.sabayonlinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=HOWTO:_Get_networking_and_network_services_working_in_Sabayon_aka_The_Networking_Guide
http://fr.gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Wi-Fi
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=125627 (HOWTO: Ndiswrapper Wireless Setup)
/media/WinXP/WINDOWS/system32/drivers/sis163u.sys (these are my drivers change this in the commands below for your configuration)
/media/WinXP/WINDOWS/system32/usbdevice/sis163u.inf
mkdir /lib/windrivers
cp /media/WinXP/WINDOWS/system32/drivers/sis163u.sys /lib/windrivers
cp /media/WinXP/WINDOWS/system32/usbdevice/sis163u.inf /lib/windrivers
ndiswrapper -i /lib/windrivers/sis163u.inf
ndiswrapper -l (check)
ndiswrapper -m (shouldn't be neccesarry...)
modprobe ndiswrapper
dmesg (check)
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ifconfig eth0 down
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iwconfig wlan0 essid YourRouter'sESSID
iwconfig wlan0 key YourWEPkey
ifconfig wlan0 up
dhclient wlan0 (alternatively use this : dhcpcd wlan0)
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echo "ndiswrapper" >> /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-<version>
substitute your kernel version for <version> . For example 2.6 or 2.4 (just the first 2 digits seperated by a ".")-- this is to load the driver at startup
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GUI applications to configure wifi:/Internet/More/KWifiManager (kcmwifi) <---> knetworkmanager
wlassistant (this one is said to be good)
You may have to enter your ISP dns servers in case of trouble connecting to urls while your connected to your router
dns servers (etc/resolv.conf):
nameserver 212.68.193.110
nameserver 212.68.193.196