I ended up buying the Linksys WRT54G wireless router and the Linksys WPC54G adapter. Once I got the ndiswrapper setup (no need to buy anything from linuxant) complete and the network configs setup it is working including WEP, well I can connect to the router at least (login to the config setup), as I have not connected the router to the WAN(DSL modem) yet. That will be tomorrow.
Much thanks to Stan Glasoe for his assistance and pointers.
After I have compiled my notes I will post them here for future reference for anyone needing pointers for these devices.
Ken, Did you ever post those notes? I just picked up the WPC54G card, and have been struggling to get it set up. This is my first venture into WIFI, so I am still on the learning curve with this. Barry