New wifi install for ipw2200 on Ubuntu:
1.  http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian/pool/contrib/i/ipw2200/ipw2200-source_1.0.4-1_all.deb
2.  http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/firmware.php?fid=5
3.  sudo aptitude install linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential module-assistant
4.  untar the firmware to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/
5.  sudo dpkg -i /path/to/ipw2200-source_1.0.4-1_all.deb
6.  cd /usr/src sudo tar xfz ipw2200-fw-2.3.tgz
7.  sudo module-assistant a-i ipw2200
8.  sudo rm -rf /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ieee80211/
9.  sudo rm -rf /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200/
10. sudo depmod -ae && sync

wifi newest driver should be complete, REBOOT...