[MLB-WIRELESS] TIB Ricoh PCI CARD Update

[Justin]

Have to agree here, I'm ready to pay the extra for get PCI adapters but who,
when, where, how etc etc. Paul, please let me know!

 Also, Thanks Paul for putting in the time and effort to make sure he get
good cards at a good price. MAybe we should have the next meeting up the
road at the Gebung so I can buy you a beer :)

Regards,
Gaz.



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au
[mailto:owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au]On Behalf Of rick
Sent: Sunday, 12 May 2002 10:15 AM
To: Matt Chipman; melbwireless at wireless.org.au
Cc: Paul van den Bergen; nick at artful.com.au
Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] TIB Ricoh PCI CARD Update


call me oldfasioned but i thought paul might contact the people who he has
there money. im getting confused and havnt had a direct email from paul in
over 2 weeks what is happening? are we 100% sure this card will work in
winxp?

rik
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Chipman" <mkchipman at optushome.com.au>
To: <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
Cc: "Paul van den Bergen" <paul at serc.rmit.edu.au>; <nick at artful.com.au>
Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 11:25 PM
Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] TIB Ricoh PCI CARD Update


> Tonight I verified that the Ricoh  R5C476 II  card (that is the
replacement
> for the NOKIA card on the TIB) works under Linux.  Even cooler was the
card
> beeped via the onboard speaker when it was activated  :-)
>
> I was able to ping to and fro from my laptop to the linux box.
>
> For me this is good news in that i am now 100% confident in supplying this
> card to members.
>
> The website states it runs under 95, 98, ME, 2000 an others and now we can
> add Linux to this.
> http://www.carry.com.tw/products/PCI/101ce.htm
>
> Please note that LINUX and ME are the only two os's i have verified the
card
> with but i think this is more than enough to put a smile on many faces.
>
> Details of test environment
> Debian Linux woody unstable
> Kernel 2.4.18
> pci card driver  - yenta_socket
> wireless card driver - orinoco_cs
>
> use modconf under Debian to add these modules to the kernel
>
> At Fridays meeting, someone pointed out the manufacturer also supplies a
pci
> card with two pcmcia slots which would be perfect for an AP situation.  I
> hope to be able to add the price for these cards (if i can get them) to
the
> TIB on Monday - stay tuned.
>
> For those who still havent heard the NOKIA card deal has fallen through,
> please visit the TIB then Pauls website for more details and images.
>
> If all goes well, these cards will be available for pickup at the next
> meeting.
>
>
> Fenn pointed out (and rightly so)
> -- snip--
> For those of you who are wondering, it appears that the amtron site
> _had_ linux info, but removed it (moderately concerning).
>
> Thankfully, google still has a cached copy:
>
> http://216.239.39.100/search?q=cache:mYospePhW5wC:www.amtron.com/reader/
> pcdrp101ce.htm+
> --snip--
>
> This is now not an issue!
>
> -Matt Chipman
>
>
>
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