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16-Bit PCMCIA NetStumbler Card

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Name: RTAdams89
Date: October 21, 2005 at 09:17:01 Pacific
OS: 98se
CPU/Ram: na
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I have an older laptop I want to use for war driving. Due to it's alternative daily use, I cannot load Linux on it and so I have to do this from Windows 98SE. I love netstumbler but I'm having a hard time finding a compatible PCMCIA wireless card because my computer only accepts 16-bit cards. So, does anyone know of a 16-bit wireless card that works with NetStumbler on Windows 98SE?

-Ryan Adams
http://members.cox.net/rtadams89/



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Response Number 1
Name: plainandsimple
Date: October 21, 2005 at 09:36:07 Pacific
Reply:

AFAIK ALL NEW WiFi Cards are 32bit Cardbus.

You need to look for older 2Mbps Cards like a ZoomAir 4000/4005:

http://www.zoom.com/techsupport/zasupport.html


Other older cards are Proxim/Agere:
* Wireless PC Card
* Wireless Embedded Card
* Wireless Integrated Card
* Wireless PCI Card
* Wireless Mini-PCI Card


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Response Number 2
Name: RTAdams89
Date: October 21, 2005 at 09:39:30 Pacific
Reply:

MOST are, but not all. For example, the NETGEAR MA401 is a 16-bit card that meets all the 802.11 requirements. However, it isn't compatible with netstumbler under Windows 98se.

-Ryan Adams
http://members.cox.net/rtadams89/


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Response Number 3
Name: plainandsimple
Date: October 21, 2005 at 10:23:35 Pacific
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http://www.proxim.com/products/wifi/client/11bpccard/index.html

I believe this is 16bit.........


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Response Number 4
Name: RTAdams89
Date: October 21, 2005 at 10:34:30 Pacific
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Does it say anywhere that it is in fact 16-bit? It just says "PCMCIA" on the data sheet.

-Ryan Adams
http://members.cox.net/rtadams89/


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Response Number 5
Name: plainandsimple
Date: October 21, 2005 at 10:35:46 Pacific
Reply:

Cut & Paste:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-ORiNOCO-8421-WD-Wireless-802-11b-PC-Card-SILVER_W0QQitemZ6812314464QQcategoryZ74954QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


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Response Number 6
Name: plainandsimple
Date: October 21, 2005 at 10:48:16 Pacific
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Ryan, on the specs of the other cards it states PCMCIA CARDBUS, so as this product though listed is obsolete and only supports 11b, I would take a punt on £16 UK and hope and pray it is 16bit.

Good luck


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Response Number 7
Name: RTAdams89
Date: October 21, 2005 at 11:23:16 Pacific
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Humm... Well can anybody confirm that this card will work with netstumbler under windows 98se?

-Ryan Adams
http://members.cox.net/rtadams89/


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Response Number 8
Name: plainandsimple
Date: October 21, 2005 at 12:13:58 Pacific
Reply:

This is from:

http://stumbler.net/compat/

» The ORiNOCO "Classic" (Proxim model 8410) and newer 802.11b card (Proxim model 8420), along with their OEM versions, should work on Windows XP, 2000, Me, 98, 95, and Server 2003


This is from:

http://www.proxim.com/products/wifi/client/11bpccard/index.html

8420-WD ORiNOCO 11b Client Gold PC Card
8421-WD ORiNOCO 11b Client Silver PC Card

So unless someone has used this combination it is time to decide wether tot ake a punt!!


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Response Number 9
Name: Zenith
Date: October 21, 2005 at 12:42:55 Pacific
Reply:

You can most likely find much info in NetStumbler website or Forums, yes??

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Response Number 10
Name: Bicephale (by bicephale)
Date: October 22, 2005 at 06:03:28 Pacific
Reply:

Hi,

The image link posted by P&S about Orinoco's 8421-
WD PC Card shows no golden strip (ground-plane) on
top of the connector. CardBus products use one...

Salutations,

Michel Samson
a/s Bicéphale


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