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Are there any 802.11a compatible PCCARD to PCI adapters?

  • 03-09-2003 8:43am
    #1
    BigEejit
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    I'm doing a bit of research trying to find a PCI adapter that is compatible with 802.11a and I'm not having much luck .... I dont care if its certified 802.11a by the manufacturer or if some bloke down the pub tried it and it worked ... xp compatibility would be a plus .....

    Anyone seen one of these puppies?


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  • #2
    quozl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,308 ✭✭✭quozl


    The cheap and nasty pcmcia bridges aren't real pcmcia controllers, they just map addresses onto the pci bus.

    if you get a proper pcmcia controller any pcmcia card should work in it. Look at the orinoco badged pcmcia->pci bridges on www.fab-corp.com

    I have one of them and it's a real texas instruments pcmcia controller. You might be able to find them cheaper elsewhere, it's gone from 60$ to 105$ since I bought mine a year ago.

    Greg


  • #3
    bkehoe
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    Ricoh based adapters are the best PCI - PCMCIA cardbus adapters. They're $35 on fab-corp and vbnets.com also sell them for €42.


  • #4
    HarryD
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    You might wanna look for 802.11g
    It's basically 802.11b and 802.11a combined..

    I'm working on devoloping one right now.. driving me nuts :mad:


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