Setting up D-Link wireless access point.

    Says it is a "802.11g connection".
    SSID:  admc
    Auto Channel Scan
    Security: WEP
        Open system (only clients with same EP key will be able to communicate)
        Key Type: 128 bit HEX key.  13 chars:  12345abcde12345abcde123456

    Seems to be auto-choosing channel 11 2.462 GHz.
    SSID Broadcast is enabled
    Mode is Access Point (not WSD or AP).
    Wireless Qos(WMM) is Enabled
    Radio is On
    Preamble is Short and Long

SMC 2602W, 11 Mbps card does not work.  Acts as if it needs firmware.  ?
    Needs kernel module adm811, available in rpm adm8211-kmp-*
    (* = kernel type).

Linksys WMP54G v 4.1.  Supposedly Wireless G (= 54 Mbps), but in reality
  gets only xmit of .8 Mpbs and rcv of 4.6 Mbps.
  Use Serial Monkey kernel module rt61pci from rpm
  rt2x00-dmp-default-2.0.6+git...
  Put firmware file rt2561.bin into /lib/firmware (available from 
   Ralink (chip mfg) or Serial Monkey.
  Only works when started like so: 
      ifup wlan1 && iwlist wlan1 scan && date && ping 192.168.100.246
  AFTER 1:40 (1 min + 40 s.)

Linksys
    http://people.zoy.org/~hpreg/wifi/
    http://www.larsen-b.com/Article/28.html

Netgear WG511T (pcmcia):
It took me slightly longer (about 30 mins) to get it working with SUSE Linux 10.2 using the Madwifi drivers mentioned by other reviewers (find instructions on how to make it work with SUSE Linux by Googling for "Hacking Opensuse" or look on the OpenSuse Atheros Madwifi page). I'm sure it's fine with other recent Linux distro's too.
Netgear wg511 v.3
Netgear wg511 version 3 (Wireless B and G) the taiwan version not the china version.
used prism54 module. Required recompile of kernel to add prism54.

TP-Link WN851ND
This actually works out-of-the-box with OpenSUSE!

802.11X in order of quality:  -, a, b, g, n, ac, ad