In message <20001227224209.8E4AC35DC2@smb.research.att.com>, "Steven M. Bellovi
n" writes:
>In bss mode, there are frequent link-level messages to (and maybe from) 
>the card; it may be that these act as a watchdog timer, thereby masking 
>the problem that leads to the crash.

Perhaps, but the problem manifests even during mild load...  I'm guessing
there is some ad-hoc message that crashes the card's firmware in the current
version.

-s