I have a LinkSys WAP11 (b only) that runs like a tank. I can't recall that it was ever the problem with my home network. My LinkSys router, on the other hand, does knock out my network once a month or so. Best Buy and Micro Center and Circuit City all carry LinkSys. The LinkSys WPC54G (802.11g CardBus) card has a BroadCom chip and I have not gotten it to work with Linux, but I haven't tried real hard. I don't think I should have to install kernel sources to get peripherals to work. g is only a little more expensive than b and as you get new equipment, you'll want the option of that speed. I strongly recommend you get an 802.11g access point. I'm not going to buy any more CRT's (LCD monitors for me), and I'm not going to buy any more 100BT (all 1000BT from now on) NIC's, no more 802.11b (g or whatever's next). Soon I won't buy 100BT switches or hubs. (And if I were you, I'd zip that 3GB e-library and move it over a 100BT or even 10BT wired connection for speed.) MAC address filtering is pretty weak. I don't use it, at the moment. 128-bit WEP is actually pretty good. No one driving by is going to break it. A neighbor with nothing better to do just might. But my next-door neighbor has a wide-open WAP right now (or he did this weekend anyway). _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list