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Wi-Fi
Most wifi cards require firmware, some do not, such as netgears wg311t atheros AR5212/AR5213.
(chroot) # emerge linux-firmware
Using NetworkManager
For laptop/mobile systems where you will be using Wi-Fi, roaming, and connecting to various networks NetworkManager is strongly recommended. See the net-misc/networkmanager package for steps involved in setting up NetworkManager.