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wifi lan cards
« on: June 16, 2006, 03:04:10 PM »
i read at http://www.g-mb.de/pcmcia_e.html that only NetGear MA401 and MA311 are suposed that are fully functionaly at amiga systems....

Can i use another 16 bits PCMICIA card or only Prism Chipset is supported?  :-?

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Re: wifi lan cards
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2006, 04:58:35 PM »
Read the documentation which comes with the Prism2 driver.


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Re: wifi lan cards
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2006, 07:49:52 AM »
I see that orinoco silver is supported by the prism2 device.

Anyone have an opinion about this pcmcia card? i have located one... how much would you pay for that?

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Re: wifi lan cards
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2006, 08:26:56 AM »
I paid little less than 30eur for a card with orinoco chipset (2wire). It works fine. Make sure its 16bit, 5 Volts.
OTOH wired LAN card has its advantages over WiFi..
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Re: wifi lan cards
« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2006, 08:36:42 AM »
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I paid little less than 30eur for a card with orinoco chipset (2wire). It works fine. Make sure its 16bit, 5 Volts.

Yes it's 16 bits 5v

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orange wrote:
OTOH wired LAN card has its advantages over WiFi..


What do you mean?

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Re: wifi lan cards
« Reply #5 on: June 27, 2006, 08:58:13 AM »
It sure is cheaper, and maybe a bit faster.
I don't know, somehow UTP cable seems more reliable to me, no interference, noise.. etc.
IMHO, wifi is best suited for laptops because of portability.
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Re: wifi lan cards
« Reply #6 on: June 27, 2006, 09:04:03 AM »
Ok sure.

But i need less cables and a bit of order :-)

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Re: wifi lan cards
« Reply #7 on: July 28, 2006, 08:32:47 PM »
Sorry i don't want to be a little repetitive but.... what about this?

ZyAir B-120... prism2 guide not talk about this card, but googling i have read that it's fully compatible with prism2 drivers...  :-?

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Re: wifi lan cards
« Reply #8 on: July 28, 2006, 08:59:06 PM »
It is very likely that a lot more cards could be compatible with prism2 drivers. If you happen to find a working card not mentioned in the driver doc, don't forget to contact the great Neil Cafferkey to update the doc.
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Re: wifi lan cards
« Reply #9 on: July 28, 2006, 09:23:21 PM »
I use an Orinoco with an A1200 and it's rock solid!