The latest Windows drivers automagically upgrade the firmware on your
card.
>>> This firmware is not supported in Linux or Macintosh. <<<
This means lending your card to a Windows user effectively turns your
expensive piece of hardware into a paperweight.
You can not download a working firmware from Cisco without agreeing
never to set up a network in a developing country.
Also, if you accidentally insert your card into a computer running
Windows do not remove the card until the lights start blinking again,
doing so will also turn it into a paperweight, but without the
possibility of putting a functioning firmware later.
If you are forced to use Windows, you can disable this behaviour in XP,
the Cisco website has the details. I couldn't find anyway to disable the
auto-destroy feature in Windows 2000 (What I unfortunately plugged my
card into.) There is no pop-up asking you if you would like to flash
the card's BIOS, it just does it.
If you are a Cisco customer you might want to send them a letter.
-- Daniel
<<Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble
their food, and tyrannize their teachers.>> - Socrates
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