>There was recently a good discussion about which WiFi dongles are >reliably supported. I'd suggest finding cheap well-reviewed options >online and searching their names on the list archives.
my dmesg gives: umsm0 at uhub0 port 1 configuration 1 interface 0 @HUAWEI HUAWEI Mobile@ rev 2.00/1.02 addr 2 my usbdevs -dv uhub0 port 1 addr 2 : high speed, power 500 mA, config 1, HUAWEI Mobile E303(0x1f01), HUAWEI Technologies(0x12d1), rev 1.02 cu /dev/cua00 gives Connected to /dev/cua00 (speed 9600) I'm guessing this means everything is working. What do I need to do next to get networking up and running? 0h, by contrast my working lsusb output on Ubuntu gives: Bus 001 Device 007: ID 12d1:14db Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. E353/E3131 The packaging says the device is E3533 HSPA+ USB Stick 0x00
