I guess consistantcy is not Linksys's strong suit.

No, it's not. They market network cards under the same model number that require different drivers based on the revision of the card. This caused me great grief when I needed a cheep Linux compatible card. The box said it was, but the revision inside didn't work with the existing modules out at the time. I couldn't wait, so I had to take it back. I've also ran into the same problem when trying to help a friend find Windows 2000 drivers. There was no way to find what revision he needed beyond opening the box. Why they can't even provide drivers that can determain the card on their own is beyond me. But because of this, and not very good reliability, I have long since abandoned Linksys products. 3Com or Intel seems to be decent, but at a cost.