I just started using an IPAQ 3950 for this. I use an Orinoco Gold card with the PCMCIA adapter for the IPAQ. Orinoco has drivers for WinCE... (the IPAQ3950 is WinCE 3.0) When doing a site survey I just plug an external antenna into the PCMCIA card and use either Orinoco's client or Mini-Stumbler to check signal strength. I also use this to do antenna alignments. My AP's are all Orinoco, so I can use the link test in the client to check signal both ways. Once aligned I then install the SmartBridge and connect it to the antenna. This seems to work well for my installations and site surveys. I purchased everything off of Ebay... IPAQ is refurbished $389, and the PCMCIA adapter was $49...the Gold card I had.
Tim -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jose Rubio Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 4:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [smartBridges] PCMCIA CArd What CE handheld do you have? I know that for the iPAQs you can get a PCMCIA card sleeve (add-on) Not sure about the drivers. I used to have with an wired ethernet PCMCIA card. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Support(at)inet2000.com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 5:47 PM Subject: Re: [smartBridges] PCMCIA CArd > I'd be interested in these as well I think. We're looking > to use a CE handheld to do some site surveys if possible. > We havn't had much luck finding 802.11b CF Cards with external antenna > jacks, so a PCMCIA card (along with a PCMCIA to CF adapter) may work, > as long as we can get Windows CE Drivers / software for our PDA. > > Any suggestions / success stories would be appreciated... :-) > > Todd > > From: "Patti Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Did anyone get any handheld drivers for the sb pcmcia card? I > > thought someone was working on those? > > > > Patti > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) > Archives: http://198.63.203.6 > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://198.63.203.6 The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://198.63.203.6
