> But it's weird, hotmail.com, for example, pops up instantly on the XP machine, > but takes forever to "resolve hostname" on the linux laptop -- even on > multiple retries. Yet google and imdb.com pop up instantly on the laptop. That's strange. I use ndiswrapper in my Broadcom card and have been happy ever since. In fact I swear the card operates better under linux (same driver!). Anyway, maybe it's a DNS issue combined as well here? Are you using IPv6?
