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Date:  Mon, 06 Dec 2004 08:22:35 -0700
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From:  Adam McNutt <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
To:  os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com
Subject: [OS2Wireless] Belkin F5D6020 802.11b PCMCIA FREE after rebate

Actually, there are a few early production Linksys WPC11 V4 with the 
Prism 3 chipsets.  Manufacturers are notorious for changing chipsets 
midway through production.  I have every version of the Linksys WPC11 
series and have 2 of the ver4 - one Prism, one Realtek.  I have had best 
luck with more OSes, though personally, with the Ornioco-based cards 
(early Prism).  These include the Dell Truemobile 1150, IBM High Speed, 
Orinoco Silver and Golds, Sony has a few.  You will recognise them, as 
they all look the same.  Noone strayed from the reference design, and 
they have a jack in the end for a more powerful antenna should you want 
one.  They can be had on eBay for pretty cheap, and I *know* they work.  
I have 3 of these cards from varying years and they are all fine.  They 
are all square with the LEDs in the same spots.  Here's are links to a 
few eBay auctions for them:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=74954&item=6727232749&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=74954&item=6727310953&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=42196&item=6726876712&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=45000&item=5735098009&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=45000&item=5736223972&rd=1

Grabbed these searching for "IBM Wireless PCMCIA"  "Dell TrueMobile 
1150"  "Orinoco Gold"
Hope this helps you out.

Adam McNutt

Lewis G Rosenthal wrote:

> Could some kind soul who has had successfully set up this card please 
> post the details to the list? I've had a couple inquiries concerning 
> this one, and after making a recent discovery of some apparently 
> misinformation on the OS/2 Compatible Hardware List (namely, the 
> LinkSys WPC11 V4, listed as having a PRISM3 chipset, apparently has a 
> Realtek RTL8180 instead).
>
> TIA
>
> BTW, I now have a LinkSys WPC11 V4 (new), so if someone wants to 
> tinker, let me know and I'll ship it off. I paid $49.98 + tax at 
> Staples here in New York for it on Saturday.
>
> On 11/20/2004 07:54 pm, Lewis G Rosenthal thus wrote :
>
>> Sorry for the spam (okay, as Andy will probably point out, I'm not 
>> really sorry; I figured that this might be of interest to someone 
>> here!), but Micro Center Online 
>> (http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=109835) 
>> is offering the above Belkin 802.11b card for $25 less a $25 rebate, 
>> which means that the only cost is ~$6 for shipping (US). And yes, 
>> this card is supported with the GenPrism driver or the IBMPrism 
>> driver (see http://www.os2warp.be/index2.php?name=wifidevs).
>>
>> I have no experience with the Belkin cards, though I have had some 
>> frustrating times with one of their broadband router models (several 
>> pieces, unfortunately). My experience with Belkin has been that they 
>> are not as fastidious whenh it comes to firmware updates as most 
>> other manufacturers.
>>
>> Anyway, for someone on a real budget, this is a great way to get into 
>> the swing of Wi-Fi. Enjoy.
>>
>
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