thanks for the fast reply.... the sonic wall is the router. I am currently running the software that came with the PCMCIA card called buffalo airstation client manager. Its just pissing me off that i cant get something this simple done. i have tried to add a route to the network routing tables to no avail... I thought it would be as simple as plugging in the PCMCIA card and getting an IP from the DHCP server

btw everything is using 802.11b, so no problems there, my phone uses the same frequency as well, but thats another issue and has not caused me any problems. all i want to do is figure out how to connect my laptop to my wireless network.

also, the router (sonicwall) is not wireless. I have a cable modem that hooks up to the sonic wall on one end (WAP) and a cable that connects to my hub (lan). A cable is routed from the hub to the WAP (cisco something using 802.11b).

when i try to set up a network connection using the network setup wizard, it tells me that my wireless network connection, which is my PCMCIA card, is disconnected which cant be a good sign. Its plugged in all the way and the power light is on, however the link light is off. My goal is to get the link light on by the end of the night