nothing works, doing
ifconfig eth0 down
ifconfig eth0 up
brought it up in ifconfig but it wasnt the wifi card :(
Im guessing that its the PCMCIA slot rather than the card because in
system>config>kde>info>pcmcia
it says that there is no controller detected
oh and /etc/init.d/network start gives
Setting network parameters: [ OK ]
Bringing up loopback interface: [ OK ]
Bringing up interface eth1: [ OK ]
Bringing up interface eth2: orinoco_cs device eth2 does not seem to be present, delaying initialization.
[FAILED]