[ale] 802.11B PCI Card?

[BruceG]

Darn guys, we are way off topic and all this virtual hollering is giving me a 
headache! So - off to topicville!

Can you guys recommend a good 802.11B PCI card that works with Linux? 
Hopefully something carried locally, but if not - that's fine, too. I gave up 
on the 802.11G madwifi thing. Seems a little advanced for me at this point, 
plus I tested my wife's 802.11G Laptop (WindowsXP) where my desktop is. I 
only got a 2MBPS connection - so going for the 802.11G standard doesn't make 
a lot of sense. I tried rebuilding my kernel twice, but am not skilled enough 
to do that yet. 

I also tried the Linksys 802.11B Game Adapter. It takes an Ethernet connection 
in, and does a very low-end bridge. Unfortunately, it also dropped 
connections and I had to power-cycle it too many times. I don't think the 
WET11 bridge would drop connections, but don't know if I'm willing to pay for 
a WET11 bridge.

Finally, I tried the Linksys WMP11 card. I read that the WMP11 is supported, 
so popped it in - tested under Windows, booted into Linux - and no joy. The 
card is version 2.7, which uses the Broadcom chip. The 2.5 version is 
supported, 2.7 is not. Bummer. Plus this was the first card I purchased at 
CompUSA. Previously I'd get hardware at Circuit City and Best Buy. They 
liberal return policies. CompUSA charges a 15% opened box stocking fee. So 
they're off my list.

Okay - that's a lot of words. Jist is:
   802.11B card
    - what model and version works well?
    - what vendor carries it locally (Marietta), and has a good return policy? 

(And why the wireless goofiness anyway? My church is using a WAP11, a WET11 
bridge, and a few 802.11B pcmcia cards for connectivity. I often get called 
to help out - and may at one point recommend a Linux solution for unlicensed 
software that crashes too often. I'd like to be conversant and know what 
works from experience)
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