Help a n00bie: What PCMCIA card for iPAQ 3660 & sleeve?

grumman · 05-18-2005

Hello gurus/guru-ettes,

I have an iPAQ 3660 and a CF sleeve. We have b/g WLAN at the house and I'd like to have the iPAQ to receive it too, but am unable to find out which PCMCIA card would suit it.

So, in essence, can you point me to the right direction as to what card I should acquire?

Thanks!

Grumman the n00b

Starpoint · 05-18-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by grumman

Hello gurus/guru-ettes,

I have an iPAQ 3660 and a CF sleeve. We have b/g WLAN at the house and I'd like to have the iPAQ to receive it too, but am unable to find out which PCMCIA card would suit it.

So, in essence, can you point me to the right direction as to what card I should acquire?

Thanks!

Grumman the n00b

I have the Ipaq 3835 and I use the Orinoco Gold Classic B card.

You need to use the search engine here but you will find that this card is about as flexible as a rubberband when it comes to platforms.

Thorn · 05-18-2005

One that works.

Seriously, you'll have to provide a lot more information. We can't work in a vacuum.

Start with the basics: What OS? What model of CF sleeve? What activities are you looking to do with the iPAQ on the WLAN? What encyption level is accaptable? Do you want 802.11g only or is 802.11b acceptable? (If 802.11b is acceptable, are you willing to slow down the entire network when the iPAQ is functioning?)

beakmyn · 05-18-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by grumman

Hello gurus/guru-ettes,

I have an iPAQ 3660 and a CF sleeve. We have b/g WLAN at the house and I'd like to have the iPAQ to receive it too, but am unable to find out which PCMCIA card would suit it.

So, in essence, can you point me to the right direction as to what card I should acquire?

Thanks!

Grumman the n00b

First, if you want a PCMCIA card you're going to have to buy a PCMCIA sleeve not a CF sleeve.

grumman · 05-18-2005

>Start with the basics: What OS? What model of CF sleeve? What >activities are you looking to do with the iPAQ on the WLAN? What encyption >level is accaptable? Do you want 802.11g only or is 802.11b acceptable?
>(If 802.11b is acceptable, are you willing to slow down the entire network >when the iPAQ is functioning?)[/quote]

Woah. I fell in the first n00b hole there is - apologies.

I have a 3660 with Windows CE 3.0 English, rom revision 2.20.04 ENG. I also have a PCMCIA sleeve PE2036C, in which I currently house a 128MB cf expansion memory.

In the house (it's a rowhouse - a Finnish concept

, we have 2/1 meg ADSL which is piped into Buffalo AirStations and we all get excellent signal. It's a b/g system, my work laptop uses b and home laptop has g.

So the question is, which WLAN card has good drivers and will work in this government standard-issue, industry-strength, as-used-in-hospitals iPAQ?

I thank you all for your help!

Thorn · 05-19-2005

If it's a PCMCIA sleeve, the go with an ORiNOCO Gold. It's has WinCE 3.0 compatible drivers and came be found on eBay. G cards may be difficult to find with CE 3.0 drivers.

Barry · 05-19-2005

I don't think you'll get a g card to work since they are cardbus and they don't make a cardbus pcmcia sleeve.

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grumman Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2	Help a n00bie: What PCMCIA card for iPAQ 3660 & sleeve? Hello gurus/guru-ettes, I have an iPAQ 3660 and a CF sleeve. We have b/g WLAN at the house and I'd like to have the iPAQ to receive it too, but am unable to find out which PCMCIA card would suit it. So, in essence, can you point me to the right direction as to what card I should acquire? Thanks! Grumman the n00b

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Thorn Did you do the math? Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Villa Straylight Posts: 10,007	One that works. Seriously, you'll have to provide a lot more information. We can't work in a vacuum. Start with the basics: What OS? What model of CF sleeve? What activities are you looking to do with the iPAQ on the WLAN? What encyption level is accaptable? Do you want 802.11g only or is 802.11b acceptable? (If 802.11b is acceptable, are you willing to slow down the entire network when the iPAQ is functioning?) __________________ Thorn Sex and Violence. You can't enjoy one, if you don't survive the other. (And that works both ways...)

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Thorn Did you do the math? Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Villa Straylight Posts: 10,007	If it's a PCMCIA sleeve, the go with an ORiNOCO Gold. It's has WinCE 3.0 compatible drivers and came be found on eBay. G cards may be difficult to find with CE 3.0 drivers. __________________ Thorn Sex and Violence. You can't enjoy one, if you don't survive the other. (And that works both ways...)

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Barry Managing the iTards. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,203	I don't think you'll get a g card to work since they are cardbus and they don't make a cardbus pcmcia sleeve. __________________ Penny's giving it up. She's giving it up hard. Cause she's with Captain Hammer, and these, are not the hammer...... The hammer is my penis. --- Captain Hammer, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog.

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05-18-2005	#5 (permalink)
grumman Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2	>Start with the basics: What OS? What model of CF sleeve? What >activities are you looking to do with the iPAQ on the WLAN? What encyption >level is accaptable? Do you want 802.11g only or is 802.11b acceptable? >(If 802.11b is acceptable, are you willing to slow down the entire network >when the iPAQ is functioning?)[/quote] Woah. I fell in the first n00b hole there is - apologies. I have a 3660 with Windows CE 3.0 English, rom revision 2.20.04 ENG. I also have a PCMCIA sleeve PE2036C, in which I currently house a 128MB cf expansion memory. In the house (it's a rowhouse - a Finnish concept , we have 2/1 meg ADSL which is piped into Buffalo AirStations and we all get excellent signal. It's a b/g system, my work laptop uses b and home laptop has g. So the question is, which WLAN card has good drivers and will work in this government standard-issue, industry-strength, as-used-in-hospitals iPAQ? I thank you all for your help!