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Title: looking to go moble...
Post by: samurai75007 on December 12, 2003, 07:05:22 pm
Im looking into a Linksys system-
1.Eatherfast wireless access point+cable router w/4-port switch
2.Instant wireless CF card 802.11B
anyone know if this will work? if not what will. looking to get this all for under $150.  O ya its going to a 5500 with a Linux Kernel 3.10 rom
thanks for any help
Title: looking to go moble...
Post by: offroadgeek on December 12, 2003, 07:33:03 pm
I don\'t see why the linksys access point/router wouldn\'t work for you, though I personally haven\'t heard of the instant wireless cf card (is is lynksys as well?).

As long as you get at cf wireless card that works with the Z, I think pretty much any wifi access point/router will work with it.  (as long as it\'s all 802.11b)

offroadgeek
Title: looking to go moble...
Post by: Anonymous on December 12, 2003, 09:13:13 pm
I dont know if that one works or not... I have a link here for the CF card for you to look at. http://www.compusa.com/products/product_in...8210&pfp=BROWSE (http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?sid=3FD90500714A617F&product_code=298210&pfp=BROWSE)

thank you for the help!
Title: looking to go moble...
Post by: V-Man on December 12, 2003, 10:12:53 pm
I am using the LinkSys router/ap/switch that you questioned about.  It works great!  I have two laptops (XP Pro/Mandrake and XP Home), both using linksys instant wireless PC cards, one desktop using a linksys wireless bridge, and one mandrake system wired connection.  This in addition to my Z with a Netgear MA701 card.  I also use the Z at work where it connects to an orinco or enterasys or something like that AP.  I reccommend linksys products to people for home use.  They support linux so I try to steer a few sales their way.  I am pretty sure that the Z supports the linksys card you are looking at.

V-Man
Title: looking to go moble...
Post by: samurai75007 on December 12, 2003, 10:35:18 pm
Well if it dont work im hoping thay take it back...
Title: looking to go moble...
Post by: Anonymous on December 12, 2003, 11:47:05 pm
Quote
I dont know if that one works or not... I have a link here for the CF card for you to look at. http://www.compusa.com/products/product_in...8210&pfp=BROWSE (http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?sid=3FD90500714A617F&product_code=298210&pfp=BROWSE)

thank you for the help!
I bought that card at ComUSA with a $40 mail-in rebate. I have not had a single problem. It did require an edit to wlan-ng.conf

device \"prism2_cs\"
   class \"wlan-ng\" module \"prism2_cs\"

card \"Linksys WCF12 11Mbps 802.11b WLAN Card (Prism 3)\"
  version \"Linksys\", \"Wireless CompactFlash Card\"
  bind \"prism2_cs\"
Title: looking to go moble...
Post by: samurai75007 on December 13, 2003, 08:23:50 am
I have no idea how i wuld go about doing that... Ill ask when the time comes.
Title: looking to go moble...
Post by: samurai75007 on December 15, 2003, 09:39:22 am
I didnt hafto change a thing joust pluged it all in and turned it on and poof.... internet.... thanx for all the help... I love it so much but it still dont beet the good old keybord. it is nice to have my AOL running on it, anyone know if there is a ICQ program for the zaurus?  thank you.
Title: looking to go moble...
Post by: Anonymous on December 15, 2003, 10:49:31 am
http://home.earthlink.net/~cresho/start.htm (http://home.earthlink.net/~cresho/start.htm)

cresho
Title: looking to go moble...
Post by: Anonymous on December 15, 2003, 10:50:09 am
http://home.earthlink.net/~cresho/start.htm (http://home.earthlink.net/~cresho/start.htm)

cresho
Title: looking to go moble...
Post by: Anonymous on December 15, 2003, 10:50:24 am
oops

http://qpe-gaim.sourceforge.net/ (http://qpe-gaim.sourceforge.net/)

cresho
Title: looking to go moble...
Post by: samurai75007 on December 15, 2003, 11:09:15 am
thank you