good 16 bit network pcmcia card

Forum: Laptops
Topic: good 16 bit network pcmcia card
started by: colsinc

Posted by colsinc on Nov. 08 2005,12:19

So, I checked out the < Verified wireless cards > in the wiki, and got myself a nice new D-Link DWL-G650+PCMCIA card...

duh, turns out it's 32-bit and the slots in my Toshiba Portege 660CDT are 16-bit, and I have a two-bit brain

...anyway; wireless or wired, what 16 bit network card/s do you use/recommend?

Posted by doobit on Nov. 08 2005,13:52

I'm using an AT&T 6700G wirless and a 3Com megabit wired in my Toshiba 480CDT, which I believe, is older than your 660CDT. They are both 32bit, but both work fine in this old laptop.
Also, here's some configuration info I found on the net:
< http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~jscrane/t660cdt/ >

Posted by SaidinUnleashed on Nov. 08 2005,15:50

The 16/32 bit that colsinc is referring to is the bus width of the pcmcia slots, not the network protocal. Gold contact on top versus no gold contact. Older cards will still work in newer slots, but not vice versa.

I recommend a Netgrar MA401 for wireless, and really anything for wired. I use an old Linksys Etherpro 10/100 and an ancient 3com 10baseT. Both work fine.

-J.P.

Posted by colsinc on Nov. 10 2005,05:26

Hi all,

thanks for the replies, I think I'll go with just a wired one, it seems to be hard enough to get any 16 bit cards at all. might have to try ebay.

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Gold contact on top versus no gold contact.

Hey, you learn something new everyday!

Posted by adssse on Nov. 11 2005,14:03

Well if you change your mind and go wireless, I would also recommend the Netgear MA401. Mine just died, but it served me well for many years and it didnt give me any trouble in linux.

Posted by colsinc on Nov. 11 2005,15:35

actually, I have just located a netgear MA401 on ebay, which I'm bidding on... thanks everyone for the recommendations.

Posted by colsinc on Dec. 05 2005,00:59

Hi all
I won the card, and it arrived today. Got it connected in under 15 minutes! Thanks everyone who replied, I'm writing this on the laptop now.

-colsinc

Posted by JettCRX on Dec. 11 2005,16:27

Just wanted to say that thanks to this thread, I also bought a Netgear MA401 on eBay for around $20.

The card was brand new when it arrived ... still in shrinkwrap, with the seal on the antistatic bag unbroken.

I inserted the card and while it did not load at startup, once I set the SSID and Channel using the Prism2 GUI, the card connected immediately.

Thanks!