I just spent a lot of time testing the nm applet on an updated (as of 20071017) Ubuntu Gutsy RC1 using a whole bunch of different network adapters.  I found that the applet won't connect automatically with a few cards only.  Big report follows and syslog is attached.  I also moved the drive to an Intel D815EEA system and tested #1 again but got the same result (the built-in port worked successfully).  I also tried enabling/disabling the Award BIOS PNP OS option but the results were the same.  I tested the cards multiple times and the results are 100% repeatable.  The only thing I haven't tried is a virgin Gutsy RC1 install on a completely different system with the same cards.

nm-applet 0.6.5
Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy RC1)
Linux restore1 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 23:05:12 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

HP Pavilion 8705
Pentium III 800MHz
Via Apollo MVP3/Pro133x AGP
ASUS CUV-NT motherboard

FAILS:  When desktop loads, applet indicates no network found, Firefox can't access the Internet.  Manually selecting "Wired Network" fixes the problem.
SUCCESS:  When desktop loads, applet indicates "Wired network connection", Firefox can browse the Internet.

#1 (FAILS)
dmesg:
[    8.252000] eth0: RealTek RTL-8029 found at 0xb800, IRQ 11, 00:40:05:59:12:CF.

ifconfig -a:
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:40:05:59:12:CF  
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:647 (647.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
          Interrupt:11 Base address:0xb800 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

lspci -vv:
00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8029(AS)
        Subsystem: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8029(AS)
        Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
        Region 0: I/O ports at b800 [size=32]

lspci -vvn:
00:0b.0 0200: 10ec:8029
        Subsystem: 10ec:8029
        Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
        Region 0: I/O ports at b800 [size=32]


#2 (FAILS)
dmesg:
[   19.977677] eth0: Macronix 98715 PMAC rev 32 at Port 0xb800, 00:80:AD:3B:A0:DB, IRQ 11.

ifconfig -a:
eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:80:AD:3B:A0:DB  
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:5 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:707 (707.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
          Interrupt:11 Base address:0xb800 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

lspci -vv:
00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Macronix, Inc. [MXIC] MX987x5 (rev 20)
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping+ SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 32 (2000ns min, 14000ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
        Region 0: I/O ports at b800 [size=256]
        Region 1: Memory at df000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
        [virtual] Expansion ROM at 20000000 [disabled] [size=64K]
        Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 1
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1+,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold+)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

lspci -vvn:
00:0b.0 0200: 10d9:0531 (rev 20)
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping+ SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 32 (2000ns min, 14000ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
        Region 0: I/O ports at b800 [size=256]
        Region 1: Memory at df000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
        [virtual] Expansion ROM at 20000000 [disabled] [size=64K]
        Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 1
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1+,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold+)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

#3 (SUCCESS)
dmesg:  
[    8.200000] eth0: SMSC EPIC/100 83c170 at 0xb800, IRQ 11, 00:e0:29:19:be:a9.
[   39.200000] eth2: Setting full-duplex based on MII #3 link partner capability of 45e1.
[   67.676000] eth2: no IPv6 routers present

ifconfig -a:
eth2      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:E0:29:19:BE:A9  
          inet addr:192.168.11.135  Bcast:192.168.11.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::2e0:29ff:fe19:bea9/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:96 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:152 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:92056 (89.8 KB)  TX bytes:28721 (28.0 KB)
          Interrupt:11 Base address:0xb800 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

lspci -vv:
00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Standard Microsystems Corp [SMC] 83c170 EPIC/100 Fast Ethernet Adapter (rev 06)
        Subsystem: Standard Microsystems Corp [SMC] EtherPower II 10/100
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 32 (2000ns min, 7000ns max)
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
        Region 0: I/O ports at b800 [size=256]
        Region 1: Memory at df000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        [virtual] Expansion ROM at 20000000 [disabled] [size=64K]

lspci -vvn:
00:0b.0 0200: 10b8:0005 (rev 06)
        Subsystem: 10b8:a011
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 32 (2000ns min, 7000ns max)
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
        Region 0: I/O ports at b800 [size=256]
        Region 1: Memory at df000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        [virtual] Expansion ROM at 20000000 [disabled] [size=64K]

#4 (SUCCESS)
dmesg:
[    8.256000] eth0: Davicom DM9102 at pci0000:00:0b.0, 00:80:ad:73:10:ef, irq 11.
[   70.020000] eth3: no IPv6 routers present

ifconfig -a:
eth3      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:80:AD:73:10:EF  
          inet addr:192.168.11.133  Bcast:192.168.11.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::280:adff:fe73:10ef/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:56 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:162 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:26696 (26.0 KB)  TX bytes:24275 (23.7 KB)
          Interrupt:11 Base address:0xb800 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)


lspci -vv:
00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Davicom Semiconductor, Inc. 21x4x DEC-Tulip compatible 10/100 Ethernet (rev 31)
        Subsystem: Unknown device 4554:434e
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR+
        Latency: 32 (5000ns min, 10000ns max)
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
        Region 0: I/O ports at b800 [size=256]
        Region 1: Memory at df000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
        [virtual] Expansion ROM at 20000000 [disabled] [size=256K]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 1
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

lspci -vvn:
00:0b.0 0200: 1282:9102 (rev 31)
        Subsystem: 4554:434e
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR+
        Latency: 32 (5000ns min, 10000ns max)
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
        Region 0: I/O ports at b800 [size=256]
        Region 1: Memory at df000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
        [virtual] Expansion ROM at 20000000 [disabled] [size=256K]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 1
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

#5 (SUCCESS)
dmesg:
[   36.248000] eth4:  setting full-duplex.
[   69.992000] eth4: no IPv6 routers present

ifconfig -a:
eth4      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:50:DA:BD:4D:97  
          inet addr:192.168.11.132  Bcast:192.168.11.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::250:daff:febd:4d97/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:52 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:117 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:26377 (25.7 KB)  TX bytes:20885 (20.3 KB)
          Interrupt:10 Base address:0xa000 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

lspci -vv:
00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado] (rev 74)
        Subsystem: 3Com Corporation 3C905CX-TX/TX-M Fast Etherlink for PC Management NIC
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 32 (2500ns min, 2500ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
        Region 0: I/O ports at b800 [size=128]
        Region 1: Memory at df000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128]
        [virtual] Expansion ROM at 20000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
        Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=2 PME-

lspci -vvn:
00:0b.0 0200: 10b7:9200 (rev 74)
        Subsystem: 10b7:1000
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 32 (2500ns min, 2500ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
        Region 0: I/O ports at b800 [size=128]
        Region 1: Memory at df000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128]
        [virtual] Expansion ROM at 20000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
        Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=2 PME-


#6 (SUCCESS)
dmesg:
[    8.256000] e100: eth0: e100_probe: addr 0xdf000000, irq 10, MAC addr 00:06:29:4F:7D:DB
[   36.456000] e100: eth5: e100_watchdog: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex
[   67.592000] eth5: no IPv6 routers present

ifconfig -a:
eth5      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:06:29:4F:7D:DB  
          inet addr:192.168.11.140  Bcast:192.168.11.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::206:29ff:fe4f:7ddb/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:16 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:60 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:2377 (2.3 KB)  TX bytes:8044 (7.8 KB)

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

lspci -vv:
00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9 Ethernet Pro 100 (rev 08)
        Subsystem: IBM 10/100 EtherJet Adapter with Alert on LAN
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 32 (2000ns min, 14000ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
        Region 0: Memory at df000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Region 1: I/O ports at b800 [size=64]
        Region 2: Memory at de800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
        [virtual] Expansion ROM at 20000000 [disabled] [size=1M]
        Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=2 PME-

lspci -vvn:
00:0b.0 0200: 8086:1229 (rev 08)
        Subsystem: 1014:405c
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 32 (2000ns min, 14000ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
        Region 0: Memory at df000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Region 1: I/O ports at b800 [size=64]
        Region 2: Memory at de800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
        [virtual] Expansion ROM at 20000000 [disabled] [size=1M]
        Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=2 PME-


#7 (SUCCESS)
dmesg:
[   22.330769] 8139cp: 10/100 PCI Ethernet driver v1.3 (Mar 22, 2004)
[    8.244000] 8139too Fast Ethernet driver 0.9.28
[    8.244000] eth0: RealTek RTL8139 at 0xd083c000, 00:e0:7d:bb:df:a6, IRQ 11
[    8.244000] eth0:  Identified 8139 chip type 'RTL-8139C'
[   36.232000] eth6: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x45E1
[   74.884000] eth6: no IPv6 routers present

ifconfig -a:
eth6      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:E0:7D:BB:DF:A6  
          inet addr:192.168.11.131  Bcast:192.168.11.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::2e0:7dff:febb:dfa6/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:14 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:65 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:1834 (1.7 KB)  TX bytes:9166 (8.9 KB)
          Interrupt:11 Base address:0xc000 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

lspci -vv:
00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
        Subsystem: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RT8139
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 32 (8000ns min, 16000ns max)
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
        Region 0: I/O ports at b800 [size=256]
        Region 1: Memory at df000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0-,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

lspci -vvn:
00:0b.0 0200: 10ec:8139 (rev 10)
        Subsystem: 10ec:8139
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 32 (8000ns min, 16000ns max)
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
        Region 0: I/O ports at b800 [size=256]
        Region 1: Memory at df000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0-,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

#8 (SUCCESS)
dmesg:
[   20.338813] 8139cp: 10/100 PCI Ethernet driver v1.3 (Mar 22, 2004)
[    8.404000] 8139too Fast Ethernet driver 0.9.28
[    8.404000] eth0: RealTek RTL8139 at 0xd083c000, 00:40:f4:84:f9:ac, IRQ 11
[    8.404000] eth0:  Identified 8139 chip type 'RTL-8100B/8139D'
[   36.176000] eth7: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x45E1
[   67.916000] eth7: no IPv6 routers present

ifconfig -a:
eth7      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:40:F4:84:F9:AC  
          inet addr:192.168.11.143  Bcast:192.168.11.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::240:f4ff:fe84:f9ac/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:14 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:63 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:1850 (1.8 KB)  TX bytes:8569 (8.3 KB)
          Interrupt:11 Base address:0xc000 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)


lspci -vv:
00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
        Subsystem: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RT8139
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 32 (8000ns min, 16000ns max)
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
        Region 0: I/O ports at b800 [size=256]
        Region 1: Memory at df000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0-,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

lspci -vvn:
00:0b.0 0200: 10ec:8139 (rev 10)
        Subsystem: 10ec:8139
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 32 (8000ns min, 16000ns max)
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
        Region 0: I/O ports at b800 [size=256]
        Region 1: Memory at df000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0-,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-


#9 (SUCCESS)
dmesg:
[   27.316000] pegasus: v0.6.14 (2006/09/27), Pegasus/Pegasus II USB Ethernet driver
[   27.352000] pegasus 1-2.1:1.0: eth0, Linksys USB100TX, 00:e0:98:8b:91:4d
[   36.408000] eth8: set allmulti
[   36.408000] eth8: set allmulti
[   36.572000] eth8: set allmulti
[   36.804000] eth8: set allmulti
[   37.068000] eth8: set allmulti
[   37.328000] eth8: set allmulti
[   37.592000] eth8: set allmulti
[   37.856000] eth8: set allmulti
[   38.116000] eth8: set allmulti
[   38.380000] eth8: set allmulti
[   38.640000] eth8: set allmulti
[   38.904000] eth8: set allmulti
[   39.164000] eth8: set allmulti
[   39.424000] eth8: set allmulti
[   39.684000] eth8: set allmulti
[   39.960000] eth8: set allmulti
[   40.212000] eth8: set allmulti
[   40.476000] eth8: set allmulti
[   40.732000] eth8: set allmulti
[   40.996000] eth8: set allmulti
[   41.252000] eth8: set allmulti
[   41.512000] eth8: set allmulti
[   41.776000] eth8: set allmulti
[   42.036000] eth8: set allmulti
[   42.300000] eth8: set allmulti
[   42.560000] eth8: set allmulti
[   42.824000] eth8: set allmulti
[   43.080000] eth8: set allmulti
[   43.340000] eth8: set allmulti
[   43.604000] eth8: set allmulti
[   43.864000] eth8: set allmulti
[   44.128000] eth8: set allmulti
[   44.384000] eth8: set allmulti
[   44.644000] eth8: set allmulti
[   44.904000] eth8: set allmulti
[   45.168000] eth8: set allmulti
[   45.432000] eth8: set allmulti
[   45.692000] eth8: set allmulti
[   45.956000] eth8: set allmulti
[   46.212000] eth8: set allmulti
[   46.476000] eth8: set allmulti
[   46.736000] eth8: set allmulti
[   47.044000] eth8: set allmulti
[   47.284000] eth8: set allmulti
[   47.520000] eth8: set allmulti
[   47.776000] eth8: set allmulti
[   48.048000] eth8: set allmulti
[   48.300000] eth8: set allmulti
[   48.604000] eth8: set allmulti
[   48.836000] eth8: set allmulti
[   49.084000] eth8: set allmulti
[   49.344000] eth8: set allmulti
[   49.612000] eth8: set allmulti
[   49.880000] eth8: set allmulti
[   52.144000] eth8: set allmulti
[   53.856000] eth8: set allmulti
[   53.856000] eth8: set allmulti
[   55.660000] eth8: set allmulti
[   55.664000] eth8: set allmulti
[   55.664000] eth8: set allmulti
[   55.748000] eth8: set allmulti
[   55.756000] eth8: set allmulti
[   57.788000] eth8: set allmulti
[   57.788000] eth8: set allmulti
[   68.564000] eth8: no IPv6 routers present

ifconfig -a:
eth8      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:E0:98:8B:91:4D  
          inet addr:192.168.11.130  Bcast:192.168.11.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::2e0:98ff:fe8b:914d/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:67 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:134 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:35839 (34.9 KB)  TX bytes:30020 (29.3 KB)

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

lsusb -v
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 066b:2203 Linksys, Inc. USB100TX Ethernet [pegasus]
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               1.10
  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceSubClass         0 
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  bMaxPacketSize0         8
  idVendor           0x066b Linksys, Inc.
  idProduct          0x2203 USB100TX Ethernet [pegasus]
  bcdDevice            1.01
  iManufacturer           1 LINKSYS Inc.
  iProduct                2 LINKSYS USB Adapter
  iSerial                 3 8b914d
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength           39
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          0 
    bmAttributes         0xa0
      (Bus Powered)
      Remote Wakeup
    MaxPower              286mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           3
      bInterfaceClass         0 (Defined at Interface level)
      bInterfaceSubClass      0 
      bInterfaceProtocol      0 
      iInterface              0 
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x02  EP 2 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x83  EP 3 IN
        bmAttributes            3
          Transfer Type            Interrupt
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0008  1x 8 bytes
        bInterval             128
Device Status:     0x0000
  (Bus Powered)

#10 (SUCCESS)
Note:  Motorola WPCI810G wireless adapter.  Set to target network (530_Lockwood-PUBLIC) and then restarted to test.

dmesg:
[  128.156000] eth9: no IPv6 routers present
[   24.312000] bcm43xx driver

ifconfig -a:
eth9      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:0C:E5:53:44:C3  
          inet addr:192.168.13.147  Bcast:192.168.13.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::20c:e5ff:fe53:44c3/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:35 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:227 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:7974 (7.7 KB)  TX bytes:21683 (21.1 KB)
          Interrupt:255 Base address:0xc000 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

iwconfig:
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth9      IEEE 802.11b/g  ESSID:"530_Lockwood-PUBLIC"  Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
          Mode:Managed  Frequency=2.437 GHz  Access Point: 00:04:E2:D0:D8:14   
          Bit Rate=24 Mb/s   Tx-Power=19 dBm   
          RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Link Quality=73/100  Signal level=-56 dBm  Noise level=-71 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

lspci -vv:
00:0b.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Motorola Unknown device 7010
        Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 32
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
        Region 0: Memory at df000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]

lspci -vvn:
00:0b.0 0280: 14e4:4320 (rev 03)
        Subsystem: 1057:7010
        Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 32
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
        Region 0: Memory at df000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]

#11 (SUCCESS)
Note:  CompUSA branded PCI wireless adapter, PN: 1244-00000403-010.  Possibly a SafeCom Technologies SWLPR-5400.  Applet doesn't show signal strength.

dmesg:
[   24.124000] rtl_ieee80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'NULL'
[   24.124000] rtl_ieee80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'TKIP'
[   24.124000] rtl_ieee80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'WEP'
[   24.124000] rtl_ieee80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'CCMP'
[   24.144000] Linux kernel driver for RTL8180 / RTL8185 based WLAN cards
[   24.144000] rtl8180: Initializing module
[   24.144000] rtl8180: Wireless extensions version 22
[   24.144000] rtl8180: Initializing proc filesystem
[   24.144000] rtl8180: Configuring chip resources
[   24.144000] rtl8180: Memory mapped space @ 0xdf000000 
[   24.144000] rtl8180: MAC controller is a RTL8185 b/g (V. D)
[   24.144000] rtl8180: This is a PCI NIC
[   24.144000] rtl8180: Reported EEPROM chip is a 93c56 (2Kbit)
[   24.152000] rtl8180: Card MAC address is 00:0e:2e:6d:7b:12
[   24.168000] rtl8180: EEPROM version 105
[   24.168000] rtl8180: Card reports RF frontend Realtek 8225
[   24.168000] rtl8180: WW:This driver has EXPERIMENTAL support for this chipset.
[   24.168000] rtl8180: WW:use it with care and at your own risk and
[   24.168000] rtl8180: WW:**PLEASE** REPORT SUCCESS/INSUCCESS TO <email address hidden>
[   24.168000] rtl8180: Energy threshold: b
[   24.168000] rtl8180: PAPE from CONFIG2: 6
[   24.168000] rtl8180: IRQ 11
[   24.168000] rtl8180: Driver probe completed
[   36.216000] rtl8180: Bringing up iface
[   36.428000] rtl8180: Card successfully reset
[   37.420000] rtl8180: Setting SW wep key
[  130.372000] rtl8180: Setting SW wep key
[  130.372000] rtl8180: Setting SW wep key
[  130.372000] rtl8180: Setting SW wep key
[  130.372000] rtl8180: Setting SW wep key
[  130.480000] rtl8180: Setting SW wep key

ifconfig -a:
lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:0E:2E:6D:7B:12  
          inet addr:192.168.13.146  Bcast:192.168.13.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::20e:2eff:fe6d:7b12/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:114 errors:0 dropped:74 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:206 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:37304 (36.4 KB)  TX bytes:18948 (18.5 KB)
          Interrupt:11 Memory:d0926000-d0926100 

iwconfig:
lo        no wireless extensions.

wlan0     802.11b/g linked  ESSID:"530_Lockwood-PUBLIC"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency=2.437 GHz  Access Point: 00:04:E2:D0:D8:14   
          Bit Rate=54 Mb/s   
          Retry:on   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality:0  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

lspci -vv:
00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8185 IEEE 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 20)
        Subsystem: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8185 IEEE 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Controller
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 32 (8000ns min, 16000ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
        Region 0: I/O ports at b800 [size=256]
        Region 1: Memory at df000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0-,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

lspci -vvn:
00:0b.0 0200: 10ec:8185 (rev 20)
        Subsystem: 10ec:8185
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 32 (8000ns min, 16000ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
        Region 0: I/O ports at b800 [size=256]
        Region 1: Memory at df000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0-,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

modprobe -l:
/lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/ubuntu/wireless/rtl8180/rtl8180/r8180.ko