Re: [PLUG] $20 wireless PCMCIA card

[Paul <paul@dpagin.net>]

The $20 price tag got me to try the Belkin.  The Orinoco has always been 
a want.  I might end up with a Orinoco since the laptop is a pain to use 
without a wireless connection, and I discovered a another wireless 
signal while roaming in my bedroom.

gabriel rosenkoetter wrote:

> On Fri, Apr 18, 2003 at 08:37:06AM -0400, Paul wrote:
>  
>
> > My tests indicate that I will need a card with an external antenna 
> > connector, or which can be easily hacked to add a connector.  The Belkin 
> > card is supposed to have a hidden mystery connector, but that's still a 
> > mystery to me.
> >    
>
> What's wrong with buying a WaveLAN/Orincoco chipset-based card?
>
> My Lucent-branded one has an antenna port at the end of the PC card,
> and I presume the current reseller of the chipset (Proxim) is still
> doing that.
>
> They're a bit more expensive, but they're a lot better:
>
>  http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10324157&loc=101
>
>  

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