So: My /home/etc/pcmcia/hostap_cs.conf file looks like this:
device"hostap_cs"
 class "hostap" module "hostap", "hostap_cs", "hostap_crypt_wep"
card "Ambicon WL1100C 802.11b CF--card"
 version "AmbiCom", "W1100C 802.11b CF--Card", "2.2"
# Â manfid 0xd601, 0x0002
 bind "Hostap_cs"
# Optional configuration parameters for hostap_cs.o
# module "hostap_cs" opts "channel=3 iw_mode=3 essid=test ignore_cis_vcc=0"
# module "hostap_cs" opts "dev_template+eth%d"
                                    /..
cardctl ident yields:
Socket 0:
 product info:"AmbiCom", "WL1100C 802.11b CF--Card", "2.2"
 manfid: 0xd601, 0x0002
 function: 6 (network)
Socket 1:
 no product info available
And I'm still not connecting.