diff -up hal-0.5.11/hald/linux/device.c.wext hal-0.5.11/hald/linux/device.c
--- hal-0.5.11/hald/linux/device.c.wext	2008-05-07 19:23:42.000000000 -0400
+++ hal-0.5.11/hald/linux/device.c	2008-05-22 14:54:09.000000000 -0400
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@
   #include <linux/input.h>
 #endif
 
+/* for wireless extensions */
+#include <linux/if.h>
+#include <linux/wireless.h>
+
 #include <dbus/dbus.h>
 #include <dbus/dbus-glib.h>
 
@@ -532,10 +536,14 @@ net_add (const gchar *sysfs_path, const 
 		const char *addr;
 		const char *parent_subsys;
 		char bridge_path[HAL_PATH_MAX];
-		char wireless_path[HAL_PATH_MAX];
 		char wiphy_path[HAL_PATH_MAX];
 		struct stat s;
 		dbus_uint64_t mac_address = 0;
+		int ioctl_fd;
+		struct iwreq iwr;
+
+		ioctl_fd = socket (PF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
+		strncpy (iwr.ifr_ifrn.ifrn_name, ifname, IFNAMSIZ);
 
 		addr = hal_device_property_get_string (d, "net.address");
 		if (addr != NULL) {
@@ -554,8 +562,7 @@ net_add (const gchar *sysfs_path, const 
 		}
 
 		snprintf (bridge_path, HAL_PATH_MAX, "%s/bridge", sysfs_path);
-		snprintf (wireless_path, HAL_PATH_MAX, "%s/wireless", sysfs_path);
-		/* wireless dscape stack e.g. from rt2500pci driver*/
+		/* mac80211 wireless stack e.g. from rt2500pci driver*/
 		snprintf (wiphy_path, HAL_PATH_MAX, "%s/wiphy", sysfs_path);
 		parent_subsys = hal_device_property_get_string (parent_dev, "info.subsystem");
 
@@ -564,7 +571,7 @@ net_add (const gchar *sysfs_path, const 
 			hal_device_property_set_string (d, "info.category", "net.bluetooth");
 			hal_device_add_capability (d, "net.bluetooth");
 			hal_device_property_set_uint64 (d, "net.bluetooth.mac_address", mac_address);
-		} else if ((stat (wireless_path, &s) == 0 && (s.st_mode & S_IFDIR)) ||
+		} else if ((ioctl (ioctl_fd, SIOCGIWNAME, &iwr) == 0) ||
 			(stat (wiphy_path, &s) == 0 && (s.st_mode & S_IFDIR))) {
 			hal_device_property_set_string (d, "info.product", "WLAN Interface");
 			hal_device_property_set_string (d, "info.category", "net.80211");
@@ -581,6 +588,8 @@ net_add (const gchar *sysfs_path, const 
 			hal_device_add_capability (d, "net.80203");
 			hal_device_property_set_uint64 (d, "net.80203.mac_address", mac_address);
 		}
+
+		close (ioctl_fd);
 	} else if (media_type == ARPHRD_IRDA) {
 		hal_device_property_set_string (d, "info.product", "Networking Interface");
 		hal_device_property_set_string (d, "info.category", "net.irda");