thanks for the response. I'm a bit confused - the card works fine on the computer under windows 98. I had to install the driver off the manufacturer CD tho.

The link you gave said I have a "choice of 16 or 32 bit performance", and Linux was included in the system requirements...

Does this mean I would have to find a different network card for this computer? Or that I would have to get a newer laptop? Other than no network, Knoppix works fine on it.

BTW, this is for my roomate, not me, the computer is way too slow for me but he can't afford anything better right now and I want to convert him to Linux because I'm tired of cleaning up all the spyware that ends up on his box. Isn't it great that Linux users don't have to worry about spyware like windows users?