For desktops, I like to use a wireless bridge (some newer ones are called "wireless gaming adaptors").
I have had some good success with the older D-Link DWL-810 (which does 802.11b but not g). More recently, I have used the Linksys WRT54G with the Sveasoft firmware, and then set it to be an "access point client". Whatever hardware you use, it's basically a box with an antenna and an ethernet jack. You connect the PC to the wireless bridge with an ethernet cable. No drivers, no mess. All configuration is done via a web interface. Alan -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
