Mailing List os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com Archived Message #2085

From:	"Lewis G Rosenthal" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>	Full Headers Undecoded message
Subject:	Re: [OS2Wireless]Re: Cisco 340 PCI
Date:	Wed, 07 Jun 2006 00:42:20 -0400
To:	OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>

Looking forward to hearing your report. While I'm currently using an Intel 2915 tri-mode mPCI card in my T43 (802.11a on my own networks - what a rush...), the Cisco 350 is still a constant companion in my bag. It is hands-down the *best* PCMCIA card I've ever used (note that the newer b/g and tri-mode Ciscos are CardBUS cards and not PCMCIA - and the 340/350 driver does *not* support the newer cards due to their different chipsets). Some would argue that the Jacaranda cards were/are better, or even the Orinoco, but the sheer transmit power of the Cisco 350 - even through it's dopey little "ear" antenna - is just amazing. I've seen the Cisco PCI cards use a standard (integral antenna) PCM-350. If you can get one on eBay which uses the external rabbit ear antenna, you'll be much better off. The flat integral antenna has been attenuated for a horizontal orientation, and often, unless you've got an odd waveshape to deal with, turning it on its side (i.e., mounting it in a desktop computer) yields less than favorable results. The external antenna, in contrast, can remain in its normally upright position. Also, the rabbit ear antenna may be uncomfortable on a notebook (I would bang my left hand into it all the time), but sticking out the back of a tower or desktop PC would not be an issue, and it should provide better reception (you can at least tweak the position of the two poles, unlike the fixed unit). I hope that was clear: "rabbit ears" = "V" just like on our old TVs, and "ear" = the plastic piece which protrudes from the end of the PC card. :-) On 06/06/06 10:35 pm, Miles Kuperus thus wrote : Check. I have not purchased one yet. I noticed them on ebay and they look like my pcmcia card slapped on a pci card so I thought they might work in a desktop. I will buy one and let you know how it goes. <snip> -- Lewis ------------------------------------------------------------ Lewis G Rosenthal, CNA, CLP, CLE Rosenthal & Rosenthal, LLC Accountants / Network Consultants New York / Northern Virginia www.2rosenthals.com eComStation Consultants www.ecomstation.com Novell Users International www.novell.com/linux/truth Need a managed Wi-Fi hotspot? www.hautspot.com ------------------------------------------------------------

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