> This happened not once to me, but twice. The first time, I bought a
> linksys WMP11 which the linux-wlan project (which supports prism
> chipsets)  said was supported well under linux. I missed learning that
> the latest hardware revision of the WMP11 used a different chipset other
> than prism. It was a good thing that pc express allowed me to exchange
> it with another product.

IIRC, they now use Broadcomm chipsets. 

It is useless to ask for brand names.  What I usually do is find out
what chipset a particular card uses and surf the Net to find out if it
is supported.  A phone call to the store asking for the chipset being
used by a product usually helps.

Holden 

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