[PLUG] Linux Wifi Clinic: Senao PCMCIA cards

[Mike Layne]

The Linksys WPC11 is a 16 bit card and they are generally available on 
eBay for $20 - $57.

Mine works flawlessly.

Mike Layne

Keith Lofstrom wrote:

>Rich Shepard writes:
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>>  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?
>>    
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>The Senao card I have *looks* like a standard 16 bit PCMCIA card;  it
>doesn't have the funny ground strip that I see on 32 bit cardbus cards. 
>Check other sources, but I believe this ought to work with older machines.  
>While wireless cards are a bit power hungry, they are not high bandwidth.
>
>I don't have an available older laptop set up with a recent Linux.
>Is there an easy way to look in /proc/foo/mumble to see whether a
>card is attached as 16 bits or 32 bits?
>
>Keith
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