Here are links to other HOWTOs and relevant documents.
The Linux Wireless LAN HOWTO
http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/
The Wireless HOWTO
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/Wireless-HOWTO
The Linux Laptop HOWTO
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/Laptop-HOWTO
The Linux PCMCIA HOWTO
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/PCMCIA-HOWTO
NetStumbler – Windows and Hermes based wireless cards
http://www.netstumbler.org/index.php