Re: PCMCIA?
Am 11:31 2003-06-20 +0200 hat Joeri De Backer geschrieben:
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>Hello,
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>I want me to buy a wireless network PCMCIA-card
>for my Acer Travelmate 280.
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>Is this well supported? Which types are good?
>Are there any that I shouldn't take?
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>Any advice is welcome!
Hello Joeri,
I am using the 'a little bit more expensive' Lucent ORINOCO cards
because the quality and the performance...
They are working like the heaven...
OK, I use a COR-1100 and two ROR-1100 with a 10dbi OmniWave antenna
and my Laptop use an external RangeExtender with 2dbi. I get around
1300 meters on an open terrain and around 500 meters in Strasbourg
center.
If I change my RangeExternder to an YAGI-Antenna with 14dbi I get
around 2500 meter in terrain.
So, I do not like to use other material... ;-))
Oh yes, the distances are between the ROR-1100 (Remote Outdoor Router)
and the Laptop.
My COR-1100 (Central Outdoor Router) has an Sector-Antenna (120° with
12dbi) and the first WaveLAN-Card in the ROR-1100 a YAGI-Antenna.
With this combination I get around 3500 Meters WITHOUT FALLBACK and the
Red-Head-Cards which are limited to 25mW/100mW.
If you use the normal cards with the OmniWave-, Sector- or YAGI-Antenna
you will have more then the allowed (in europe) 100mW ;-)) maybe around
200-400mW...
The second WaveLAN-Card in the ROR-1100 has an OmniWave-Antenna.
Please note, that at this distances I have NO FALLBACK from 11MBit to
5.5MBit. If you have a bad weather, the you have around the half power.
And then, if you have only two Lucent ORINOCO cards (35mW), you can have
a distance up to 300 Meters WITHOUT FALLBACK to 5.5MBit.
Thats the Power of Lucent !!!
May be you will put the first one in your Home Server/Router and spend
120 Euros for an OmniWave-Antenne which you install on the roof of your
house ;-)) configure the cared as access point and have fun with your
friends in a distance of 800 and more meters...
NO EXPENSIVE COR/ROR REQUIRED.
Have a nice week
Michelle
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