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Thread ID: 66583 2006-02-28 04:32:00 Going wireless in the US??? Billy T (70) Press F1
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434487 2006-03-18 05:17:00 What OS?

If 98SE it's anyones guess.
If 2K or XP, would be reasonably successful?

Win98SE is the minimum for Wifi. I have a USB DSE wifi "card" XH8344 and it works well with a number of access points.
dolby digital (5073)
434488 2006-03-19 01:25:00 USB WiFis are quite usable.. I've got two of an earlier DSE model. They work perfectly: one on a W2k laptop; the other on a W98 (not SE). They are just 802.11b (11 Mbps max) . When I got a PCI one for my server from Trademe, I had more trouble with that. It seems to want other peers running when it is powered up; otherwise it ignores them. The USBs can be plugged in and just start up.


But Billy_T's laptop has a 5v only PCMCIA interface, cards that are 3.3v only will not physically insert. Thats also a Standard ...Anything fits if you've got a big enough hammer. :D My "standard" reference was to the WiFi, not the physical implementation. I wasn't suggesting an ISA card either. I was saying that it isn't compulsory to use 3Com. ;) I do like them. I've got a number of their Ethernet and modem PC cards. I've got some cheaper cards, too. I'd like a Rolls Royce. A bike is a hell of a lot cheaper to buy and run.
Graham L (2)
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