[PLUG] Wireless network card

[Daggett, Steve]

>Ed Sawicki:
> 
> > > list of supported cards.
> > 
> > http://www.linux-wlan.org/docs/wlan_adapters.html might do 
> the trick.
> 
> What does "mini-PCI" mean in the table?
> I was under the impression that most wireless cards for
> desktop computers were PCMCIA cards mated to a PCI host board.

  The mini-PCI format is mostly meant for laptops and handhelds.  The
mini-PCI socket looks like a memory slot.  I have a number of SBC boards for
passive backplane servers that have a mini-PCI slot.  

You can find the spec here:

http://www.pcisig.com/news_room/faqs#mini_pci

The cards look like this:

http://www.xterasys.com/sxg600.htm

Steve D...