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Offline TwinTopic starter

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A1200 Wireless PCMCIA Card
« on: July 12, 2004, 07:53:45 AM »
I want to get my A1200/030 connected up to my PC via a network. I have a D-Link DWL-650+ wireless PCMCIA network card. Does anyone know if this will work?

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Might just be easier to buy a PCMCIA network card off Ebay, how about this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=14922&item=5709295361&rd=1

Its 16-Bit which I read on the forum somewhere I need for it to work with my A1200
 

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Re: A1200 Wireless PCMCIA Card
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2004, 08:52:06 AM »
G'day Twin,

No you won't be able to use a wireless card.  It requires the Operating System to know about wireless communication, and that was a bit before the time of the miggy..

A 10Mbit 16bit PCMCIA network card should work fine, as long as it doesn't have anything fancy on it.  Like a combo network/modem or if its certain types of 3Com.  There are combatibility charts out there on the web.

That one on ebay won't work.  It's a CARDBUS type card.  I'm pretty sure the seller has mis interpreted it as a 16bit card.

I have bought quite a few PCMCIA cards for my Amigas here, and I found as long as I stick to 10Mbit, and standard PCMCIA from a generic brand all was good.

I'll see if I can dig around ebay for some more suitable ones for ya..

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Re: A1200 Wireless PCMCIA Card
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2004, 08:59:49 AM »
Twin,

These might be a bit better..

2 x PCMCIA Network Cards

Hypertec PCMCIA 10Mbit

Good Luck.  Let us know how you go.

 

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Re: A1200 Wireless PCMCIA Card
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2004, 09:17:49 AM »
and if you want to be completely sure your pcmcia card works, better check cnetdevice.lha on aminet, there's a doc with supported cards....some 16bit won't work!
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Offline Gerbinist

Re: A1200 Wireless PCMCIA Card
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2004, 09:25:07 AM »
There is also the Access Point choice, here is a good review about it: http://www.swaug.org.uk/dlinkdwl-810.html

Also a note about wireless communication: it is as TCP/IP as with wires, so Miami DX handles this just fine provided you got a router.
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