For 11.10:
There appears to be an issue with the RT3060 wireless card in 11.10 - it defaults to the 2800 kernel module which is incorrect.
Connect via your fixed wired link and run:
wget http://media.cdn.ubuntu-de.org/forum/attachments/2814031/angepasster-DPO_RT3562_3592_3062_LinuxSTA_V2.4.1.1_20101217.tar.gz
tar xzvf angepasster-DPO_RT3562_3592_3062_LinuxSTA_V2.4.1.1_20101217.tar.gz
Run the following (copy and paste) into a terminal - N.B. you'll need to do this each time there is a Kernel update.
sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-headers-generic build-essential dkms
cd angepasster-DPO_RT3562_3592_3062_LinuxSTA_V2.4.1.1_20101217/
sudo make
sudo make install
echo "blacklist rt2800pci" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-rt2800pci.conf
sudo modprobe -rfv rt2800pci
sudo modprobe -v rt3562sta
This should make the wireless card work ok.
If you have wireless drop-outs then you'll need to disable power-management
gksudo gedit /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/wireless
change this part:
case $driver in
ipw2100) iwpriv_ac="set_power 0"
iwpriv_batt="set_power 5"
iwconfig_ac="power on"
iwconfig_batt="power on";;
ipw3945)
iwpriv_ac="set_power 6"
iwpriv_batt="set_power 7";;
iwl*) if [ -f "/sys/class/net/$1/device/power_level" ]; then
iwlevel_ac=0
iwlevel_batt=3
else
iwconfig_ac="power off"
iwconfig_batt="power on"
fi;;
*) iwconfig_ac="power off"
iwconfig_batt="power on";;
esac
to:
case $driver in
ipw2100) iwpriv_ac="set_power 0"
iwpriv_batt="set_power 0"
iwconfig_ac="power on"
iwconfig_batt="power on";;
ipw3945)
iwpriv_ac="set_power 6"
iwpriv_batt="set_power 6";;
iwl*) if [ -f "/sys/class/net/$1/device/power_level" ]; then
iwlevel_ac=0
iwlevel_batt=0
else
iwconfig_ac="power off"
iwconfig_batt="power off"
fi;;
*) iwconfig_ac="power off"
iwconfig_batt="power off";;
esac
More information and possible wireless-N workarounds are described in the source of this answer.