pinguyos

An update of sorts.. I decided to contact Actiontec about the router issue, and this was the reply I received. This is a joke of a support team.
In my searching, I have seen it suggested that IPv6 may be the culprit, as its been written into the kernal as opposed to being a module that can be removed. Seems to make sense if Ubuntu variants are using the same kernels, I have little to no knowledge of kernels. I tried a distro called OpenMamba which is not a variant of anything and I was able to get a wireless connection in about 2 seconds using WICD. I tried WICD in Pinguy and no go. Tried it in other Ubuntus of the 10.04, no go.. so I'm still stuck. Damn this shitty hardware!

Product:
  MI424WR (Rev. ACD) - Wireless Broadband Router
 
  Incident Summary
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  Hardware revision C, Current Firmware: 4.0.16.1.56.0.10.12.3 Unit is   approximately 2-3 years old.  What settings are needed for this unit to   be compatible with Linux Ubuntu versions 10.04 and up? I am unable to   connect in WEP, WPA1/2 at all. Is IPv6 supported fully by the router or   should it be turned off?  I am unable to connect at all using my   wireless network adapter in later linux kernels. I can connect in   earlier kernels without any problems. I'm using a Linksys WMP54G series   wireless adaptor.
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  Resolution:
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  Honestly no idea as we have no information on LINUX currently available.
  IPv6 is not fully supported so use IPv4
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  If this solution did not resolve your issue please submit a new   incident.
  http://support.actiontec.com/email_support/support_form.php
 
 
  Sincerely,
 
  Actiontec Support Team