Wireless and Linux -- They don't mix well.

I've heard enough warnings about wireless internet under Linux, but decided to give it a try, in USB nonetheless. Well, I got a USB wireless adapter lying around, so might as well try it. The result has been OK. The Linksys USB adapter, which came with a wireless router that I bought, worked without extra driver download. The liability though, left something to be desired. Once in a while, on certain websites, the wireless will completely stop working. Restarting browser and going to other sites doesn't help. I just get no wireless signal. Simply logging out or warm restart doesn't solve problem either. I had to shut down, and manually press the power button for the system to find the USB adapter again. It's annoying, but I will live with it for now. I'm sure there are solutions for it, but the problem doesn't pop up frequent enough for me to bother with it. So far Ubuntu has been pretty good, especially when it comes to LATEX.