It took me some time, but I finally figured it out. Here's what I learned:
1) you must turn OFF bluetooth in order to use wi-fi
2) using the palmone wireless card really drains the battery fast, turn wireless OFF if you are not actively using it.
3) the range on a palmone wi-fi card' signal is about half as good as a laptop's card
4) the palmone wi-fi card is 'b' mode, so make sure your router is set up to operate in b mode.
hope this helps someone out there!!