Chick, I travel extensively and access a whole lot of different hotspots, never noticed a difference between the B or G cards.  The only time I have ever noticed a difference is when transferring files on my home network between computers, that is probably the only time you will notice any difference at all between the versions. Les <div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 4, 2008 10:32 PM, Chick Tower <<a href="mailto:c.e.tower@gmail.com">c.e.tower@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> I'm in the market for a wireless networking PCMCIA card, now that I've gotten my laptop running.  I understand that 802.11g is supposed to handle 54mbps and 802.11b maxes out at 11mbps, but what do people really see for speed at public wireless hotspots?  Is it worth the extra money for an 802.11g card?  I'm going to buy a used one, to save even more money, but I could save a few bucks more on an 802.11b card.                                Chick _______________________________________________ linux-user mailing list <a href="mailto:linux-user@egr.msu.edu">linux-user@egr.msu.edu</a> <a href="http://mailman.egr.msu.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-user" target="_blank">http://mailman.egr.msu.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-user</a> </blockquote></div> -- Running Linux? Are you completely out of your mind.  That thing is a rip-off.  It comes with no viruses, no Trojans, no malware , etc .......