[MLB-WIRELESS] Best cards for the job

[Michael Korolew]

Hmm. I still don't know why people are paying around $400 for PCI cards. 
You can still buy compaq wl200 cards from ebay for below 100 USD. Theres 
a company that seems to have alot of them still, using buy it now for 
100 USD, and every so often someone puts a few up for even lower.It's 
just annoying waiting for them too arrive, can take over a month sometimes.

Theres also the sohoware II cards, these are way cheap. You can pick up 
these PCI cards for around 40 -60 USD. They are based on prismII. I 
could have got three of these cards of ebay, two PCI and one PC for $150 
usd. Support in linux doesn't sound real great, does anyone have any 
experience with these cards in win or linux?

Matthew Chipman wrote:

>Hi all
>
>Do we know what card is the best to buy for the wireless system?
>
>There are alot of clever folk getting systems up for which i am envious :)
>
>I am very keen to get a system together but my main problem is what card to
>get.
>
>If the more knowledgable in the group could let us know what has been the
>best card and thus which one people like myself should buy then the takeup
>could be alot quicker.
>
>Is there a card people are buying repeatedly?
>
>I have a computer related business and would be happy to approach the above
>(unknown) company to apply as a reseller.  I could then resell the cards
>back to people on the list  for cost price plus 1 or 2 dollars for admin,
>phone calls etc.  If anyone is already doing this then i bow out gracefully,
>i am not trying to step on toes.
>
>
>Currently i can get 2 cards  i have not tested either, these are just prices
>i can get them for. (My cost)
>
>Dlink -INC GST AU$
>DWL-500 D-Link Wireless Lan PCI Card 11Mbps  $352.00
>DWL-650 D-Link Wireless Lan PCMCIA Card 11Mbps $275.00
>DWL-1000AP D-Link AIR 11Mbps Wireless LAN Access Point(PRISM-II)  $590.00
>
>
>Be aware i know nothing about these cards ie have never used them, nor do i
>know their feasability for this project.
>http://www.zonetusa.com
>
>Prices ex GST AU$
>
>ZEW-1000 PCMCIA  $175.00
>ZEW-2000 Wireles Lan USB $195.00
>ZEW-3000 Access Point $395.00
>
>
>regards
>
>-Matt
>
>
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