warnockm

Hey all, i picked up a new toy this weekend at DefCon. It's an Enterasys RoamAbout wifi card w/ an external antenna. THe 7dB antenna has a magnetic base to place on your roof or trunk of your car. I haven't played w/ it too much, but it seems cool. since its PCMCIA, it can't go in the car computer, but still, it's neat.

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DJFriar

I owuld think you could find a PCMCIA adapter for FireWire or USB. I'm still looking for one for me to use with my Mac.

wizardPC

yeah you'd think that, but PCMCIA requires a lot more bandwidth that USB2 or Firewire can provide. Yes, there are Orinoco Gold USB cards out there that are really PCMCIA->USB adapters with PCMCIA cards in them, but you can't just buy the adapter. I've got 2 of these cards and have never successfully been able to plug another brand of WiFi card into them.

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BarryWoods

The cool thing is, that you'll never see wireless faster than firewire, or usb2. At least not for a few years. Would be easier to just modify a usb wifi dongle to use an external antenna. Or just buy one that already has one.

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