Re: [NTLK] PCMCIA CARDS

From: Peter H. Coffin (hellsop_at_ninehells.com)
Date: Sat Sep 11 2004 - 03:27:08 PDT


On Sat, Sep 11, 2004 at 10:36:57AM +0200, Rocco Valentini wrote:
> Il giorno 11-09-2004 0:00, Peter H. Coffin, hellsop_at_ninehells.com ha
> scritto:
>
> > On Fri, Sep 10, 2004 at 11:44:45PM +0200, NEWTON wrote:
> >> I have a Realtek wireless PCMCIA Card, a Xircom wireless PCMCIA Card and a
> >> Relatek PCMCIA Ethernet Card. Anybody has the drivers?
> >
> > Can't tell without the very specific model numbers for the cards. One
> > quick hint is that if the card has a copper strip on it on the end near
> > the pins socket, then it is a cardbus card, not plain PCMCIA, and will
> > not work.
> >
> > FWIW, I doubt the Realtek wireless card will work. I can't find any
> > indication that they have supported chipsets underneath
>
> The Ethernet one is a Realtek RTL 8139, XIRCOM is a Creditcard wireless
> Ethernet model CWE 1100 and the other one is a Realtek Wireless Lan RTL 8180

Sorry, none of those cards will be happy. Ideally, you'll want a card
based on Lucent chips or some Prism 2 and Prism 3 cards will work.

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