What to look for when buying wifi card

**Alex121** · 02-27-2005, 09:10 AM

what specs should i look for when buying a wireless card?

i want to purchase one of these:
http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=306
or one of these:
http://www.dlink.com/products/?model=DWL-AG520

which one is better?
does anyone have one of these?
can i do better for the prices?

**vajimbo** · 02-27-2005, 12:24 PM

I have them both get the 530 (first one) you can chang ant for high gain.

**wizardPC** · 02-27-2005, 12:24 PM

get an Orinoco

**-zip-** · 02-27-2005, 01:03 PM

My D-Link DWL-122 picks up my neigbours wireless router from inside my house

**Alex121** · 02-27-2005, 06:37 PM

what Orinoco cards shud i look at?
what specs shud i look at wen lookin at cards?
thanks

**Alex121** · 03-01-2005, 07:52 AM

hey sorry for double but look at days...

can someone please look at this and tell me what you think, i like it because i could use it in my home pc until my carputer is set up... would it be good for war drving?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....e=STRK:MEWA:IT

thanks

**Alex121** · 03-13-2005, 01:52 AM

bump

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....Pr4_PcN__Shops
can someone check it out
?

thanks

**wizardPC** · 03-13-2005, 10:19 AM

Buy an orinoco.

They're hard to find because they havent been made in years, but here is one that comes with a 7dbi antenna:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...757720081&rd=1

And here is just the card:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...r4_PcN__Stores