A cracking cheap PCMCIA 802.11G Wireless card

[TheBlueRaja]

Just got this from dabs.com for 22 quid and its brilliant. WPA ready, easy to install etc, worked a treat and with zero hassle on my Linksys WRT54G wireless router and the signal strength was better than with my Linksys WUSB54G adapter.

Just though i would let you know in case your lookin, bargain.

[Paul K]

Nice find Might be in the market for one soon as we have someone away at Uni and they have wireless networking in some of the halls and the main library

[Chimaera]

Originally Posted by Paul

Nice find Might be in the market for one soon as we have someone away at Uni and they have wireless networking in some of the halls and the main library

......slopes off to find credit card.........

[SMHarman]

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=62161

Is a nice find too, especially (well only really) if your laptop came with centrino b only.

[punky]

Originally Posted by SMHarman

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=62161

Is a nice find too, especially (well only really) if your laptop came with centrino b only.

Please, please don't buy that. I had no end of trouble with it here. In the end, my dad had to get a D-Link PCMIA adaptor (Which sucks because it now sticks out the laptop), which sorted the problem.

[SMHarman]

Originally Posted by punky

Please, please don't buy that. I had no end of trouble with it here. In the end, my dad had to get a D-Link PCMIA adaptor (Which sucks because it now sticks out the laptop), which sorted the problem.

It's been working as well as the 2100B adaptor it replaced in my dell laptop, and £60 cheaper than dell wanted, and no sticky outy bits.

[dilli-theclaw]

Originally Posted by SMHarman

It's been working as well as the 2100B adaptor it replaced in my dell laptop, and £60 cheaper than dell wanted, and no sticky outy bits.

Sorry to butt in - do you think this would work on a Dell Inspiron 5100 - I want a n internal soloution (Rather than my 'b' pcmcia adaptor) and I'm interested in buying this....

[SMHarman]

Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

Sorry to butt in - do you think this would work on a Dell Inspiron 5100 - I want a n internal soloution (Rather than my 'b' pcmcia adaptor) and I'm interested in buying this....

Probably, as I said, I bought it to replace the intel 2100B that mine came with ( i would have ordered g, but it was an outlet model).

Unscrewed the section marked C underneath then PC, unclipped the two aerial cables unclipped the card, clipped in the new card etc and onto g.

http://www.intel.com/network/connect..._ProdBrief.pdf

From the intel web site...

An embedded 802.11b/g MiniPCI type 3B adapter operating in the 2.4 GHz
spectrum. This solution is based on the MiniPCI Type 3B form factor designed to
meet the space and size requirements for thin and light notebook PCs.

Whats currently in your notebook.

[dilli-theclaw]

Originally Posted by SMHarman

Whats currently in your notebook.

I don't have one in my notebook at the moment I had a look and the antenna cables are there too.

I am using a belkin 'b' pcmcia adaptor.

I think I'll order one of the internal ones

[SMHarman]

Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

I don't have one in my notebook at the moment I had a look and the antenna cables are there too.

I am using a belkin 'b' pcmcia adaptor.

I think I'll order one of the internal ones

If you want a b only one, PM me your address.

[dilli-theclaw]

Originally Posted by SMHarman

If you want a b only one, PM me your address.

Done

I did it ages ago - but I only just remembered to tell you in here .... What can I say, I've been busy

[skyblueheroes]

So would that set up work with my Netgear 802.11g router/modem/hub ?

[SMHarman]

Originally Posted by skyblueheroes

So would that set up work with my Netgear 802.11g router/modem/hub ?

The Intel card is highly likely to it is the Centrino wirless thingumywatsit. Talks to my Linksys just fine.