I tried getting a lease [IP] with the card in Managed mode, it's true, you can't get an address if you're monitoring the network [AFAIK]. I usually reset the card after I used it in monitor mode just to be sure.

Wireless card has been in the laptop since I bought it. The drivers were compiled [or maybe precompiled, which means I should re-do it myself... hmm] when I installed the OS. I guess I will install the drivers on my own once my free copy of SuSE comes to make sure I get the most out of it. Nonetheless, I was wondering if there's any possibility that I'm doing something wrong. I have to figure this out over the summer since come Sept and University it would be a shame to miss out on the campus-wide wireless access