[PLUG] Linux Wifi Clinic: Senao PCMCIA cards

Derek Loree drl at drloree.com
Wed Apr 28 23:26:02 UTC 2004


On Wed, 2004-04-28 at 12:31, Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Apr 2004, Keith Lofstrom wrote:
> 
> > Another note for the clinic.  Also IMHO, the best PCMCIA wireless card is
> > the Senao 2511CD Plus with external antenna.  These are often rebranded,
> > for example mine is rebranded with Teletronics International.  The ones
> > with internal antennas are cheaper and a bit more rugged, but somewhat
> > less capable.
> 
> Keith,
> 
>   This brings up an important point: what cards are available for older
> portables with 16-bit pcmcia slots? I know I wasn't even aware of this
> difference until I tried to find a pcmcia ethernet card for the ThinkPad
> 600E. Turns out there were only one or two still available that would work.
> Cost a lot more, too, as a special order by a local shop.
> 
>   If I am to add WiFi capability to the ThinkPad and my older, Toshiba
> Portege 3025CT, what options do I have for transceiver cards?

Do they have USB?

Derek Loree





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