First time out

jblewis · 02-27-2003

Wow!

My first time trying this, I headed home from work with my laptop and a 3Com XJack card stumbling away. No extra/external antenna!!!

I got 3 different MACs before I even got out of the parking lot! All with WEP enabled (There's a change based on what i have read around here!)

By the time I got home, 15 minutes later I had stumbled on 10 more, 7 of them without WEP.

One apartment complex scored me 4 different APs, just driving by!!

My wife thinks I'm a geek, ok, she knew I was a geek, I'm just not doing anything to change her mind. This is cool!

I bought the 3Com card as part of a proof of concept project for my boss, I guess I need to convince him that the Orinoco is the way to go for production!!! Why spend my own money when the company will pay for something I can play with!

blackwave · 02-27-2003

got pictures?

MitzEclipse · 02-27-2003

I have the 3com X-Jack setup in my work laptop since I travel all the time. It's a good idea since you can retract the antenna, but unfortunately, the reception on the thing is horrible.

I am using an SMC or Orinoco Gold card in my personal laptop and they seem to get better reception.

jblewis · 02-27-2003

Do you have trouble getting it to stay retracted? I usually have to try 5 or 6 times to get it to stay 'in'....

No pics yet...

I've got a linksys card I can try next week, see if it is compatible and if it works any better.

MitzEclipse · 02-27-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by jblewis
Do you have trouble getting it to stay retracted? I usually have to try 5 or 6 times to get it to stay 'in'....

No pics yet...

I've got a linksys card I can try next week, see if it is compatible and if it works any better.

Nope, no problems with it staying retracted. I am also using the x-jack bluetooth card that hp/3com makes. I really like the x-jack idea, it's just too bad that they don't get better range.

MitzEclipse · 02-27-2003

Wait a min. I thought that the X-Jack card was not compatible with NS?

I actually never tried it (i don't have NS installed on my work laptop) but I thought I read somewhere it wasn't the right type of card.

I may be mistaken, however.

jblewis · 02-27-2003

Actually I didn't think it was either, but just for the heck of it, I tried. As a friend of mine said, "It's all about chipset"

MitzEclipse · 02-27-2003

cool, Good to know!

Loud_TIGER · 03-03-2003

my x-jack card is broken; it does NOT latch in. just kinda.. bounces right back out when i push it in. oh well.

MitzEclipse · 03-07-2003

jblewis,

Just out of curosity, did you flash the firmware or do anything special to your X-Jack 3com pcmcia card?

I installed Netstumbler on my laptop with the 3com X-Jack card and NS says there is no PC Card detected. I always thought the X-Jack neverworked, but if there is a trick , I'd love to know.

Thanks!

jblewis · 03-07-2003

Actually, No... Sorry, I just took it out of the box and a plugged it in..

I had three cards at my disposal, an Air352, an MA401 and the X-Jack (62092B)... The xjack was the only card that worked... All three get recognized and the MA401 shows up with both NDIS and Prism drivers(?) in NS. but neither show signal when in range of a known source.

I haven't tried downloading and installing the prism reference drivers for MA401 yet however...

Busy with other stuff right now.

02-27-2003	#1 (permalink)
jblewis Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 9	First time out Wow! My first time trying this, I headed home from work with my laptop and a 3Com XJack card stumbling away. No extra/external antenna!!! I got 3 different MACs before I even got out of the parking lot! All with WEP enabled (There's a change based on what i have read around here!) By the time I got home, 15 minutes later I had stumbled on 10 more, 7 of them without WEP. One apartment complex scored me 4 different APs, just driving by!! My wife thinks I'm a geek, ok, she knew I was a geek, I'm just not doing anything to change her mind. This is cool! I bought the 3Com card as part of a proof of concept project for my boss, I guess I need to convince him that the Orinoco is the way to go for production!!! Why spend my own money when the company will pay for something I can play with!

02-27-2003	#2 (permalink)
blackwave Do I look like I'm joking Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: SoCal, OC Posts: 4,507	got pictures? __________________ -=BW=-

02-27-2003	#3 (permalink)
MitzEclipse Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seattle, WA USA Posts: 40	I have the 3com X-Jack setup in my work laptop since I travel all the time. It's a good idea since you can retract the antenna, but unfortunately, the reception on the thing is horrible. I am using an SMC or Orinoco Gold card in my personal laptop and they seem to get better reception. __________________ My References \| My Gadgets \| My Auctions

02-27-2003	#4 (permalink)
jblewis Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 9	Xjack Do you have trouble getting it to stay retracted? I usually have to try 5 or 6 times to get it to stay 'in'.... No pics yet... I've got a linksys card I can try next week, see if it is compatible and if it works any better.

02-27-2003	#6 (permalink)
MitzEclipse Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seattle, WA USA Posts: 40	Wait a min. I thought that the X-Jack card was not compatible with NS? I actually never tried it (i don't have NS installed on my work laptop) but I thought I read somewhere it wasn't the right type of card. I may be mistaken, however. __________________ My References \| My Gadgets \| My Auctions

02-27-2003	#7 (permalink)
jblewis Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 9	Actually I didn't think it was either, but just for the heck of it, I tried. As a friend of mine said, "It's all about chipset"

02-27-2003	#8 (permalink)
MitzEclipse Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seattle, WA USA Posts: 40	cool, Good to know! __________________ My References \| My Gadgets \| My Auctions

03-03-2003	#9 (permalink)
Loud_TIGER Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 7	my x-jack card is broken; it does NOT latch in. just kinda.. bounces right back out when i push it in. oh well.

03-07-2003	#10 (permalink)
MitzEclipse Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seattle, WA USA Posts: 40	jblewis, Just out of curosity, did you flash the firmware or do anything special to your X-Jack 3com pcmcia card? I installed Netstumbler on my laptop with the 3com X-Jack card and NS says there is no PC Card detected. I always thought the X-Jack neverworked, but if there is a trick , I'd love to know. Thanks! __________________ My References \| My Gadgets \| My Auctions

03-07-2003	#11 (permalink)
jblewis Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 9	Actually, No... Sorry, I just took it out of the box and a plugged it in.. I had three cards at my disposal, an Air352, an MA401 and the X-Jack (62092B)... The xjack was the only card that worked... All three get recognized and the MA401 shows up with both NDIS and Prism drivers(?) in NS. but neither show signal when in range of a known source. I haven't tried downloading and installing the prism reference drivers for MA401 yet however... Busy with other stuff right now.

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