diff -uNpr hostap_cvs_030220/driver/modules/hostap_hw.c hostap_cvs_030220_200_01/driver/modules/hostap_hw.c
--- hostap_cvs_030220/driver/modules/hostap_hw.c	Sun Feb 23 20:41:56 2003
+++ hostap_cvs_030220_200_01/driver/modules/hostap_hw.c	Thu Feb 27 10:05:47 2003
@@ -1242,15 +1242,20 @@ static void prism2_hw_reset(struct net_d
 		       "ignoring reset request\n", dev_info, dev->name);
 		return;
 	}
-
+	
+	/* the const 200 is just a guess - no other reason behind it */
 	local->hw_reset_tries++;
-	if (local->hw_reset_tries > 10) {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: too many reset tries, skipping\n",
+	if (local->hw_reset_tries < 200) {
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: trying to reset, skipping\n",
 		       dev->name);
+		if (local->hw_reset_tries > 195) {
+			printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: going soon to reset, now skipping\n",
+			       dev->name);
+		}
 		return;
 	}
 
-	printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: %s: resetting card\n", dev_info, dev->name);
+	printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: %s: really resetting card\n", dev_info, dev->name);
 	local->hw_resetting = 1;
 	hfa384x_disable_interrupts(dev);
 	if (local->func->cor_sreset)