[NBLUG/talk] my laptop & wireless ethernet

[Rob Orsini]

So, I feel like I'm pushing it a little but as well as a successful install 
of Mandrake on my laptop (which we've already discussed) I would LOVE for 
my 802.11b-PCMCIA card to work.  I have a Netgear card but have heard 
rumors that a Lucent flavored card has some support among some Linux vers.

My first question: Has anyone had luck with wireless PCMCIA cards and 
linux?  Secondly, what is so complicated about writing drivers for these 
cards? I really am curious if it's really a difficult thing to do or just 
low priority.