> > It sends out a message saying something like "Get a better card". > > Basically, I believe the Orinoco card does not support > > the kind of scanning that NM uses. > > That is a fault in the driver that needs to be fixed. Make sure you have > a bug report filed. NM assumes scanning features not present in all hardware: amongst its countless other problems and flaws - inability to handle static addressing, bluetooth support, auto/no-autoconnect, handling hidden stations, not exploding if fed the 'million base station' attack, unwillingess to shut up and save power... Oh and probably a few others. Alan