Netgear MA521 CardBus 802.11b wont work

Knoppix 3.7 off CD
card shows power light, no connection light
not reconized by knoppix

seems to be a few others with a simliar problem as a search yielded
any solutions?

http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9856
http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3543 (see last reply)
^other posts with the issue

i also have a Netgear WG511 v2 802.11g card with simliar problem but no power light. However if memory serves me right, theres no G-card support right? im specifically interested in getting the B card to work anyways.