I don't know who makes these today, it used to be the Orinocco cards, there were sliver and GOLD cards. You definitly wanted the GOLD series. They had higher WEP incryption, like 152K or something.

Anyway, this card never required drivers, with Win2K or WinXP. It just worked and worked with most AP's and Routers I have tried. I should say, it always worked with EVERY AP and Router.

It worked in my Ipaq, and in every laptop I have throw at it. It worked in my TIVO, it works with netstumbler, MINI stumbler for the Ipaq.

I think there is something about it being very very compatible with other systems.

I cannot say that about my slick 3COM with the XJACK antenna, which is nice in a laptop since the Antenna retrats.

Or my NETGEAR 802.11b, or 802.11b. Or my linksys, which I would personally stay away from, WAY too much software to load for the linksys cards.

I had good luck until getting the Orinocco card with a Cisco card, which was one of the originals, but have not used it since.

Basically, when I travel I have the XJACK in the laptop and I carry the Orinocco in a protective sleeve in my bag in case I have problems or need to get any other laptop up and running wirelessly in a Starbucks or somewhere else.

IF you can find them, I would recommend it highly. It will defiintly be more $$ than the 40-60 you might pay for a good card. Probably like 80-100, but I would say worth it.

Try to find one of their 802.11 a/b/g cards, to cover yourself technolgoy wise.