Re: Recommended PCMCIA Cards and Local Vendors
Haudy Kazemi <[email protected]>
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Yep, it's a Senao model, albeit 802.11b only. I've found this to NOT really be a problem as it seems few networks are g-only. The sensitivity really is amazing on the Senao Prism II (2 or 2.5) cards. Note that the Prism 3 chipset based cards are good but not great. I have a Senao NL-2511 EXT2 myself) with a 2db mini dipole clip on antenna. If you intend to use a Senao as your day-to-day laptop wifi card, I strongly suggest you get the integrated antenna version, as leaving the mini dipole attached makes it very easy to bump or catch on something, and putting the laptop away requires removing either the mini dipole or the card+mini dipole. Alternatively, clipping and unclipping the mini dipole each time you want to use wifi also isn't satisfactory because I doubt these tiny mmcx connectors are meant for such frequent usage. I generally use a Cisco 350 PCMCIA (integrated antenna) card for day-to-day stuff (it has excellent performance and sensitivity, XP has the drivers built-in, the integrated antenna is molded to the card...it's very sturdy. It's available on ebay.) I use the Senao when I want to use an external antenna or need its slightly better sensitivity. -Haudy At 11:19 PM 6/25/2005 -0700, you wrote: >Matt, > >So that must be the Senao I've read about. I'd rather >spend my money local if at all possible. Since that >card doesn't come with an antena, can you recommend a >good package for that card? I work as a Sys Admin and >really want to expand my knowledge of wireless >security. > >BTW, what are the store hours? or is it online >purchases? > >Thanks, > >Eric > >--- Matt Westervelt <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The NL-2511 EXT2 works great with kismet. >> >> >http://metrix.net/metrix/products/radios/pcmcia/NL-2511CDPlusEXT2.html >> >> We're local, but not walk-in. >> >> -matt >> >> >> Ric wrote: >> >> >That was my last resort since its not very close to >> >Lynnwood and I don't know if they even have a card >> >that would work. I'll give them a try if non of >> the >> >local shops can help. >> > >> >If anyone has recently picked up a newer card that >> >they've had good luck with for kismet and such, >> please >> >let me know so I can look out for that model >> number. >> > >> >Thanks, >> >Eric >> > >> >--- Aaron Bronow <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> >>try fry's >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>http://maps.google.com/maps?q=800+Garden+Avenue+North,+renton&hl=en >> > >> > >> >>On 6/23/05, Ric <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>>I have been having a heck of a time finding a >> >>> >> >>> >> >>wireless >> >> >> >> >> >>>card that will work with kismet. I've looked at >> >>> >> >>> >> >>the >> >> >> >> >> >>>recommeded hardware list, but the vendors seem to >> >>>change the chipsets without letting you know. >> Can >> >>>anyone recommend a card and a local vendor where >> I >> >>> >> >>> >> >>can >> >> >> >> >> >>>purchase it? I've been to the bigger placed like >> >>>Bestbuy and Circuit City and non of their cards >> >>> >> >>> >> >>were >> >> >> >> >> >>>on the list except the WPC11, but its the version >> >>> >> >>> >> >>4 :( >> >> >> >> >> >>>BTW, I am the Lynnwood area so any small shops >> >>> >> >>> >> >>would >> >> >> >> >> >>>be great! >> >>> >> >>>Thank you for your help, >> >>> >> >>>Eric >> >>> >> >>>>__________________________________________________ >> >>>Do You Yahoo!? >> >>>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam >> >>> >> >>> >> >>protection around >> >> >> >> >> >>>http://mail.yahoo.com >> >>>_______________________________________________ >> >>>Talk mailing list >> >>>[email protected] >> >>>http://seattlewireless.net/mailman/listinfo/talk >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>-- >> >>aaron >> >>_______________________________________________ >> >>Talk mailing list >> >>[email protected] >> >>http://seattlewireless.net/mailman/listinfo/talk >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >>____________________________________________________ >> >> >Yahoo! Sports >> >Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy >> Football >> >http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com >> >_______________________________________________ >> >Talk mailing list >> >[email protected] >> >http://seattlewireless.net/mailman/listinfo/talk >> > >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://seattlewireless.net/mailman/listinfo/talk >> > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com >_______________________________________________ >Talk mailing list >[email protected] >http://seattlewireless.net/mailman/listinfo/talk > > _______________________________________________ Talk mailing list [email protected] http://seattlewireless.net/mailman/listinfo/talk