A bit of research on wireless networking support in Linux reveals that there isn't out of the box support for a wireless NIC. However, you can download a separate package that solves the issue (here). But it does highlight that the ease of use is ever so slightly below that of Windows - it's gotta work out of the box for lazy and impatient users like me. I understand the predicament, of course - that most companies don't bother to develop drivers for Linux, focussing on Windows instead, which leaves the Linux drivers up to some devoted hackers spread across the globe. It would be unfair I suppose to criticize Linux itself for this scenario, but that was hardly my intent. This was merely a remark on how Linux still has a ways to go before it can truly be a Windows-killer. Then again, perhaps such issues will be solved once it gains popularity; after all, that's why drivers are developed for Windows. Ironic, isn't it? Linux needs to get popular if it wants to get popular. Ouch.