[Bush2000]

I've been running Linux exclusively on desktops and laptops for nearly 4 years.

LMFAO! "Using it" is a subjective term; particularly when you can't even get wireless drivers to work with it. It's useless on laptops.

[Knitebane]

Odd, the built-in 802.11g card in this Toshiba Tecra M2 works just fine with Debian. Just booted it up and it worked.

And the PCMCIA Netgear card in my Dell Latitude works just fine too.

Once again, you spew FUD and you have no idea what you are talking about.

[TechJunkYard]

.. particularly when you can't even get wireless drivers to work with it. It's useless on laptops.

Works fine on my laptops (RH 7.3, 9), no problems with my Orinoco WiFi cards.

"Try using quality hardware and drivers. That's the primary source of problems."