A cracking cheap PCMCIA 802.11G Wireless card
24-09-2004, 18:15
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A cracking cheap PCMCIA 802.11G Wireless card
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.
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24-09-2004, 19:14
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Re: A cracking cheap PCMCIA 802.11G Wireless card
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
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24-09-2004, 19:28
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Re: A cracking cheap PCMCIA 802.11G Wireless card
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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......... 
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24-09-2004, 20:57
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Re: A cracking cheap PCMCIA 802.11G Wireless card
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.
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24-09-2004, 21:04
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Re: A cracking cheap PCMCIA 802.11G Wireless card
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Originally Posted by SMHarman
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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.
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24-09-2004, 21:22
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Re: A cracking cheap PCMCIA 802.11G Wireless card
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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.
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24-09-2004, 22:50
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Re: A cracking cheap PCMCIA 802.11G Wireless card
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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.
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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....
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25-09-2004, 11:53
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Re: A cracking cheap PCMCIA 802.11G Wireless card
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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....
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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.
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25-09-2004, 11:56
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Re: A cracking cheap PCMCIA 802.11G Wireless card
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Originally Posted by SMHarman
Whats currently in your notebook.
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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
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25-09-2004, 20:16
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Re: A cracking cheap PCMCIA 802.11G Wireless card
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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.
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29-09-2004, 11:27
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Re: A cracking cheap PCMCIA 802.11G Wireless card
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Originally Posted by SMHarman
If you want a b only one, PM me your address.
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Done
I did it ages ago - but I only just remembered to tell you in here .... What can I say, I've been busy 
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29-09-2004, 11:49
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Re: A cracking cheap PCMCIA 802.11G Wireless card
So would that set up work with my Netgear 802.11g router/modem/hub ?
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29-09-2004, 14:06
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Re: A cracking cheap PCMCIA 802.11G Wireless card
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Originally Posted by skyblueheroes
So would that set up work with my Netgear 802.11g router/modem/hub ?
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The Intel card is highly likely to it is the Centrino wirless thingumywatsit. Talks to my Linksys just fine.
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