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Setting up the rt61 card requires compiling the kernel modules. This is very simple if you follow the below step my step instructions

$ apt-cache search linux-headers-`uname -r`

linux-headers-2.6.12-10-686 - Linux kernel headers 2.6.12 on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/PIV
linux-headers-2.6.12-10-686-smp - Linux kernel headers 2.6.12 on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/PIV SMP

(In th followin line replace linux-headers-2.6.12-10-386 with the headers above)

$ apt-get install linux-headers-2.6.12-10-386 build-essential gcc-3.4

.....

$ sudo -i
$ cd /root

The following command, and the filenames thereafter for the driver version at the time of writing, you should go to [http://www.ralinktech.com/supp-1.htm] and check these are the latest drivers. I have found that they tend to remove the old drivers from there webserver when they release new ones so you can just try the below and look at there site if it soes not work.

$ wget http://www.ralinktech.com/drivers/Linux/RT61_Linux_STA_Drv1.0.4.0.tar.gz
$ gzip -d RT61_Linux_STA_Drv1.0.4.0.tar.gz
$ tar xvf RT61_Linux_STA_Drv1.0.4.0.tar
$ cd ModuleRT61_Linux_STA_Drv1.0.4.0
$ cp Makefile.6 Makefile
$ make all
$ mkdir /etc/Wireless/
$ mkdir /etc/Wireless/RT61STA/
$ cp *.bin /etc/Wireless/RT61STA/.
$ cp rt61sta.dat /etc/Wireless/RT61STA/.
$ cp rt61.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/net/.
$ cd /etc/Wireless/RT61STA
$ vi -b rt61sta.dat

At this point you needc to look at the readme/docs, basicaly you set nost stuff up in this data file rather than /etc/network/interfaces. The next

$ depmod
$ modprobe rt61

All should work now, dont forget to run dhclient, unless you are using a static ip.

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