hey cleve mandrake 9.1 rc1 actually detected my netgear MA401 card which is also based on prism II chipset. I am getting a solid light on the card(i guess that means it has sensed the network) but its not picking up a ip. still have to figure that one out. in any case it was a major thing just getting linux to recognize my card. if you are going to try Mandrake 9.1 let me know how it detects your wireless card.
cheers karthik
