[Leaplist] Wifi on Laptop

[Hank Lambert]

I finally got Linux installed on my laptop as the only OS, no dual boot. 
I installed Debian Etch, and the install went flawless. The laptop is a 
Gateway 7330GZ with a Broadcom wireless adapter. Etch detected the 
wireless adapter, and assigned it as Eth1 using the BCM43xx module (I 
expected Wlan0 or something similar, but who cares). The problem I had 
was that the network manager only gives the possibility of WEP, no other 
encryption. My network is currently using WPA-PSK, so I added the info 
into my /etc/network/interfaces file and was able to bring it up, works 
like a champ. So here is my question; how do I connect to other wireless 
LANs, such as Starbucks or others if I have to manually edit the 
interfaces file? If that is the answer, I am OK with it, but is there an 
easier way, or possibly further entries into the interfaces file that 
will allow auto detection? Or is there an auto detection feature in Etch 
that I am unaware of? I know this is the place to come, as most of you 
all use laptops, some exclusively.

Thanks,

--Hank