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Date:  Wed, 27 Oct 2004 12:59:44 -0400
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To:  os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com
Subject: [OS2Wireless] OS/2 based Router/AP

In <417FBA8E.20401@clanganke.de>, on 10/27/04 at 05:11 PM,
   Christian Langanke <cla@clanganke.de> said:

>My Artem card has a socket for an external antenna, but AFAIK the 
>antenna will cost as much as a cheap PCMCIA card. Until now I don't know 
>of any other card having such a feature. I may be wrong but I doubt that 
>newer cards will have such a socket - the described problem with PCMCIA 
>cards used in desktop systems for access point functionality may once 
>have been the most obvious reason for to provide extern antennas, but 
>may have become obsolete with cheaper and cheaper separate hardware 
>available. Nevertheless, if you intend to just build up a smaller cell, 
>I think a PCMCIA card with a good iternal antenna will do as good. I 
>just have received a Cisco 350 for testing purposes with an internal 
>antenna only, and would say that it approx. has a better reception of up 
>to 10-20% compared to my Artem card.

My IBM High Rate wireless PCMCIA card has a tiny jack for an external
antenna with a knock out plug covering it.  I hadn't even noticed it until
Lewis pointed it out in his wireless class at Warpstock.

But why use a PCMCIA card in a desktop/server machine?  There is at least
one PCI card that works under OS/2-eCS.  We gave one or two away last
year.  I think they were Netgear.  Stan do you remember the brand and
model number?

Mark

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