increase power output on prism2

ziddey · 10-04-2003

hi i recall reading about how you could increase the power output on the prism cards by some type of flashing? however my searches only turn up doing this for the wap11 ap.

how would i go about increasing power xmit on my prism2 pccard? its only 10mw right now which is pretty useless

thanks!

Thorn · 10-04-2003

You want the WLAN Expert program. STW for "wlanexpert.zip" or "PrismII-wlanexpert.zip"

ziddey · 10-04-2003

thanks! but which driver should i be using? it says "Can not find the PC card WLAN"

im using the red inalambrica that windows found to do the job

on the subject, which would be the best driver for the prism2?

thanks so much

Thorn · 10-04-2003

I've only used it with a Linksys WPC11 (v1 and v3), using the Linksys driver. In every case it worked fine. The only times I've seen the "Can not find the PC card WLAN" message, was when I had the an ORiNOCO card in the laptop.

ziddey · 10-04-2003

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Originally posted by Thorn
I've only used it with a Linksys WPC11 (v1 and v3), using the Linksys driver. In every case it worked fine. The only times I've seen the "Can not find the PC card WLAN" message, was when I had the an ORiNOCO card in the laptop.

ahh thanks
im going to dl and try the linksys drivers right now. so with this i can tune up the power output from 10mw to something like 30mw? or hell even 100mw?

Thorn · 10-04-2003

Did you install the Pcandis3.vdx and W32N50.dll in the correct directories and reboot? They're included with the application for a reason.

ziddey · 10-04-2003

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Originally posted by Thorn
Did you install the Pcandis3.vdx and W32N50.dll in the correct directories and reboot? They're included with the application for a reason.

ah i thought that it could work from the working directory (from experience dlls usualyl can do that)

checking my system32 i see that i already have those files (albeit different versions) i put the ones included in the system32 and rebooted. going to test now.

red inalambrica drivers probably wont work with it but im betting that linksys drivrs will fix

would the version3 work for a 2 card? afaik 3 is only backwards compatible with 2.5
it would be nice bc the 3version has wpa

edit: didnt help to put them in system32

Thorn · 10-04-2003

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Originally posted by ziddey
ahh thanks
im going to dl and try the linksys drivers right now. so with this i can tune up the power output from 10mw to something like 30mw? or hell even 100mw?

Yes. You may want to search the BAWUG archives for a message from Ivan Korshun. He is the author of WLAN Expert, and had some information about drivers. There is also information about general use of the program.

ziddey · 10-04-2003

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Originally posted by Thorn
Yes. You may want to search the BAWUG archives for a message from Ivan Korshun. He is the author of WLAN Expert, and had some information about drivers. There is also information about general use of the program.

ahh ive tried a batch of drivers ranging from the red inalambrica that winxp will get from winupdate to the wap drivers that are available thru the linksys wpc11version3 to the old wpc11version1 xp driver

plus, i have the vcd and dll that coem with wlanexpert in the system32 directory replacing the other ones (backups made)

it just keeps saying "Can not find the PC card WLAN"

ive rebooted numerous times too

hmm... going to give wpc11 nonxp a try. it seems that i keep stepping back in drivers. could it be the firmware? im running 1.7.1 right now. maybe i should flash back to an old one?

could you provide any details as to which firmware/drivers you used? the intersil prism test utility works fine as does winupdate

thanks

Thorn · 10-04-2003

You just reminded me of something. I did not realize you were running XP. WLAN Expert only runs under Win9x. You MUST run Win9x to this to work. Not W2k, not XP, and no emulation mode. Genuine W9x only.

ziddey · 10-04-2003

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Originally posted by Thorn
You just reminded me of something. I did not realize you were running XP. WLAN Expert only runs under Win9x. You MUST run Win9x to this to work. Not W2k, not XP, and no emulation mode. Genuine W9x only.

aghhh bloody

but if i make the change will it be permanent? because if it is i wouldnt mind formatting

edit: doing a little checking shows that wlanexpert probably only does something with the driver eh

so it wont be permanent

in that event, is there a way to chagne it thru the drivers in xp? maybe some type of string to put in the inf before isntallign it?

10-04-2003	#1 (permalink)
ziddey Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 16	increase power output on prism2 hi i recall reading about how you could increase the power output on the prism cards by some type of flashing? however my searches only turn up doing this for the wap11 ap. how would i go about increasing power xmit on my prism2 pccard? its only 10mw right now which is pretty useless thanks!

10-04-2003	#2 (permalink)
Thorn Did you do the math? Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Villa Straylight Posts: 10,429	You want the WLAN Expert program. STW for "wlanexpert.zip" or "PrismII-wlanexpert.zip" __________________ Thorn "Read Altas Shrugged. Compare it to today. Repeat as necessary"

10-04-2003	#4 (permalink)
Thorn Did you do the math? Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Villa Straylight Posts: 10,429	I've only used it with a Linksys WPC11 (v1 and v3), using the Linksys driver. In every case it worked fine. The only times I've seen the "Can not find the PC card WLAN" message, was when I had the an ORiNOCO card in the laptop. __________________ Thorn "Read Altas Shrugged. Compare it to today. Repeat as necessary"

10-04-2003	#6 (permalink)
Thorn Did you do the math? Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Villa Straylight Posts: 10,429	Did you install the Pcandis3.vdx and W32N50.dll in the correct directories and reboot? They're included with the application for a reason. __________________ Thorn "Read Altas Shrugged. Compare it to today. Repeat as necessary"

10-04-2003	#10 (permalink)
Thorn Did you do the math? Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Villa Straylight Posts: 10,429	You just reminded me of something. I did not realize you were running XP. WLAN Expert only runs under Win9x. You MUST run Win9x to this to work. Not W2k, not XP, and no emulation mode. Genuine W9x only. __________________ Thorn "Read Altas Shrugged. Compare it to today. Repeat as necessary"

10-04-2003	#3 (permalink)
ziddey Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 16	thanks! but which driver should i be using? it says "Can not find the PC card WLAN" im using the red inalambrica that windows found to do the job on the subject, which would be the best driver for the prism2? thanks so much

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