Airport Extreme 11n (5Ghz) compatible USB adapters ?

Hi anyone,
does anyone have experiences with USB wlan adapters which are compatible with the airport extreme 11n (5Ghz) mode ?
I've got the first version of airport extreme (non-gigabit).
Thank you in advance,
Axel.

Hm, this is starting to go into a direction I don't really like.
I also bought latest Airport Express 11n, which I have not used so far, while looking into this issue with AEBS. While writing previous post regarding Airport Extreme, I figured that I can use the Express to check is the 11n on AEBS working.
I connected it in, setup and went for "extend wireless network" option. And lo-and-behold, 11n wireless network was visible in the drop-down.
So the 11n on Aiport Extreme is working fine. The issue seems to be with the laptop itself.
This MBP should have 11n enabled by default. I checked in Network Utility as described in Apple Store page about 11n enabler, and I do see this for en1 network interface:
Model: Wireless Network Adapter (802.11 a/b/g/n)
So, it should mean I'm all set and ready. And that might mean that airport card in my MBP is faulty. :((
Anyone has ideas what to try, apart from going for replacement?

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