wireless network card for laptop??

FunkyT · 27 Jun 2006 at 10:55

hp7909 said:
Isn't there a sticker somewhere underneath the laptop that gives you some of its details? If so, Google them or post them up here.

Anyway, I suspect its PCMCIA slot, so I suggest you get the same make adaptor/card as their Wireless router for maximum compatibility:

Linksys WPC54G Wireless-G Notebook Adapter (NW-004-LS) £23.95 - Currently out of stock @ OcUK

or Linksys WPC54GS Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with SpeedBooster (NW-011-LS) £34.00

Maximum compatibility with an IEEE (802.11g) standard? :confused:

hp7909 · 27 Jun 2006 at 10:59

FunkyT said:
Maximum compatibility with an IEEE (802.11g) standard?

e.g. SpeedBooster & other same brand specific features/advantages

benjo plz. · 27 Jun 2006 at 11:08

hp7909 said:
e.g. SpeedBooster & other same brand specific features/advantages

I wouldn't be suprised if the speedbooster used a different chipset to the standard one. Just don't get a Netgear one.

FunkyT · 5 Jul 2006 at 08:06

Phnom_Penh said:
I wouldn't be suprised if the speedbooster used a different chipset to the standard one. Just don't get a Netgear one.

Netgear provide cards which go above the standard 54Mbps. Lots of my customers are using them and I'm not getting any compliants...

benjo plz. · 5 Jul 2006 at 10:57

FunkyT said:
Netgear provide cards which go above the standard 54Mbps. Lots of my customers are using them and I'm not getting any compliants...

Maybe, but the Atheros Super G/Airgo Mimo standards used in Netgear cards are not the same as the Broadcom Speedbooster technology used in the Linksys and will therefore not nessecarily be compatible. Which? had a problem with this when they tried to use a Linksys router with a Netgear card. The card couldn't see the router.

FunkyT · 17 Jul 2006 at 08:32

Phnom_Penh said:
Maybe, but the Atheros Super G/Airgo Mimo standards used in Netgear cards are not the same as the Broadcom Speedbooster technology used in the Linksys and will therefore not nessecarily be compatible. Which? had a problem with this when they tried to use a Linksys router with a Netgear card. The card couldn't see the router.

Fair point dude