I made a mistake... (wireless Linksys 802.11b PCI for less than $50? - Wrong.)

[Rob Flickenger]

On Thu, 15 Mar 2001, ME wrote:

> When I am wrong, I'll admit it. (I was wrong.)

No worries.  I'm frequently wrong.  Possibly even entirely wrong (although
I might be wrong about that...  =)

> Linksys PCI card not fully integrated PCI card but PCMCIA cardbus to PCI
> bridge:
> http://www2.warehouse.com/product.asp?pf%5Fid=DEC4303&cat=pc

These are specifically NOT supported by linux at this time.  Their bridge
isn't a real pcmcia bridge; it will only work with that pcmcia card.  Kinda
makes you wonder what the point is...  Cheap manufacturing, I suppose.

> Ones that may be fully integrated into a PCI card but cost much more than
> $50 or the price of one of the above PCMCIA to PCI bridges and a new
> PCMCIA card:
> http://www2.warehouse.com/product.asp?pf%5Fid=DEC4332&cat=pc
> http://www2.warehouse.com/product.asp?pf%5Fid=DEC4457&cat=pc

I haven't seen these in person yet.  According to 3com's datasheet, they're
pcmcia cards...  Altho they're pretty vague.

> Anyone want to start the flogging process? I think they have wireless PCI
> based 802.11b whips/rods from linksys for less than $50... ;-)

That's okay.  I'm waiting for the 802.16 cat-o'-nine-tails.  Whips ya at 10
times the bandwidth, at 5.6Ghz, but won't be out of prototype until 4Q03.

--Rob