Doug McGarrett wrote:
My Buffalo AirStation WLI-CB-G54A has an external antenna connection, problem is that no native Linux driver is available & I don't want the mess of the NDISwrapper kludge.
I am guessing that someone other than Buffalo makes one with the connector, just need one with a Linux native driver.
You can look up Part 15 yourself. All the FCC regs are on the Internet. I don't have the hard-copy book here, so I can't tell you the specific paragraph. But it definitely states that any antenna connection shall be unique, and not standard-- you can't have a BNC, or an RCA jack, or an SMA, etc. There are specially manufactured "reverse" connectors that you can't buy in stores, for detachable antennas. And the unhit must be tested and certified with the antenna that it's intended to be used with.
Sorry, I missed the subtle distinction there. No, I am not at all concerned about the connector being "standard", just that there is one there ... I will worry about rigging an adapter or changing the connector ... I am also a Ham. ;-) I just need a pcmcia nic that it natively Suse compatible and that has an external connector, any external connector. -- Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e West Central Florida 100% Linux. Suse 9.1 Drake, Hallicrafters, Heathkit, TenTec, Yaesu Radio Life: http://www.gospelcom.net/twr/ Linux-Incompatible hardware is defective! "...a plan is not a litany of complaints." USA Pres. Election 2004: http://www.rnc.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~