Doug McGarrett wrote:
At 06:51 PM 10/14/2004 -0400, doc wrote:
Can anyone recommend a natively compatible PCMCIA/PC-Card wireless G nic that has a connector for an external antenna?
I bought the Buffalo model but it is not natively compatible, requires a NDIS-wrapper/XP Driver kludge.
Or, has 9.2 addressed this problem and the kludge will no longer be necessary?
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If I understand your question correctly, you would like a wireless card with a connection for an external antenna. That's never going to happen. All these devices are manufactured and certified to FCC Part 15 requirements, which specify a maximum RF field strength. This can only be guaranteed by shipping the equipment with a built-in antenna, or an external one that has a unique connection, so that no off-breed or gain antenna may be connected. I spent the last 20 years of my active employment building stuff that complied with FCC requirements, both Part 15 and others. Imagine the problems that could be created if you could attach a Yagi antenna to your wireless card! And would you really want everyone in the entire county to be able to demodulate your data?
--doug (wa2say)
I've been doing some research on the subject, hoping to do a hop of about 1 mile from one side of a slope to the other, hoping I can get both antennas to clear the rise. Nothing in any of the blurbs to say amplifiers can't be used, but there may be special rules to say who can use them, perhaps commercial. There are so many photos of setups using external antennas, the FCC may be looking the other way. http://www.radiolabs.com/products/wireless/wifi-amplifier.php http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/has.html google.com and search on "wifi antenna shootout". http://www.nodomainname.co.uk/SMC2632W/index.html shows a mod for a PCMCIA card to fit a surface mount N-type connector. Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce .... Hamradio G3VBV and keen Flyer =====LINUX ONLY USED HERE=====