Wehey! got it working
Apologies if this is boring, but this may help someone else.
Here's how I got my cheap cf wifi card (nl-25511)
from ebuyer (QuickFind: 50919) working on my Z sl5500 running Sharp Rom 3.10
1. card wasn't being recognised by the Z, so ran the command 'cardctl ident' which retuned:
Socket 0:
product info: "WLAN", "11Mbps_PC-Card_3.0", "ISL37100P", "Eval-RevA"
manfid: 0x000b, 0x7100
function: 6 (network)
Socket 1:
no product info available
I was then able to append /etc/pcmcia/wlan-ng.conf with the following entry:
card "NL-2511CF"
version "WLAN", "11Mbps_PC-Card_3.0", "ISL37100P", "Eval-RevA"
bind "prism2_cs"
Restarted Z, inserted card which was then recognised
Setup network (wep etc.) using the Network applet - still no joy
Logged into my router which confirmed that the Z was trying to connect (identified by mac address in the active mac's table). Remebered that I'd restricted access to my network by filtering on mac adressses - added in the mac addr for the wifi card and wehey, got connected (yyyeeeeeeeeeesss!)
This card seems like a real bargain (about £20-ish). The connection seems solid and I've been able to receive a stong signal from different locations in the house.
Highly recommended.
Sorry to waffle on
Dave.