Just keep the laptop home for nice use... and buy one of these for those site surveys, etc...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ITRONIX-IX260-GOBOOK-II-RUGGED-LAPTOP-1-8GHz-512MB-40GB_W0QQitemZ280025331886QQihZ018QQcategoryZ177QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem :) Some older versions, like the IX250, have outdoor viewable screens, can be dropped without damage, etc, and you can buy them for 300 or less. I like the touchscreen too. I have an older version that's tough as nails, has a double pc card slot... but limited RAM. I find the combination of WIN98SE and netstumbler too unstable with the drivers for an Orinoco card to be useful for site surveys, however. If I could find something that would work, this would be a great tool. I've dropped it several times already and it's been stepped on and kicked around, and bounced around the van a bit and seems utterly unfazed by it all. I didn't lose much, though. The laptop cost me just a bit more than a new pc card :) If I recall, it was under $100 with shipping. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ neofast.net - fast internet for North East Oregon and South East Washington email me at mark at neofast dot net 541-969-8200 Direct commercial inquiries to purchasing at neofast dot net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 9:50 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] ot? New pc card slot in laptop > Sorry but that's NOT what I'm after. I need a dB readout of the signal > levels (use that often for troubleshooting). This seems to only give out a > % (not gonna have a +27dB signal like their manual shows). > > Marlon > (509) 982-2181 Equipment sales > (408) 907-6910 (Vonage) Consulting services > 42846865 (icq) And I run my own wisp! > 64.146.146.12 (net meeting) > www.odessaoffice.com/wireless > www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry A Weidig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 9:32 AM > Subject: RE: [WISPA] ot? New pc card slot in laptop > > > Marlon: > That is the new ExpressCard format that you have on the Dell. > Unfortunately finding cards for it is a waste of time at this point, > hopefully that will change in the near future. I think what you are > looking for is: > > http://www.netgate.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_42&products_id=297 > Hope that helps. > > * Larry A. Weidig ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > * Excel.Net,Inc. - http://www.excel.net/ > * (920) 452-0455 - Sheboygan/Plymouth area > * (888) 489-9995 - Other areas, toll-free > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 11:03 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] ot? New pc card slot in laptop > > I really don't want something like that. I want either a radio that > fits > the slot or a usb radio.... > > Marlon > (509) 982-2181 Equipment sales > (408) 907-6910 (Vonage) Consulting services > 42846865 (icq) And I run my own wisp! > 64.146.146.12 (net meeting) > www.odessaoffice.com/wireless > www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "JohnnyO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'WISPA General List'" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 8:51 AM > Subject: RE: [WISPA] ot? New pc card slot in laptop > > > > > http://sewelldirect.com/usb-to-pcmcia-wireless-adapter.asp?adpath=/Googl > > > e/Lewis%20Gunter/06-04-04//USB%20to%20PCMCIA//47&keywords=usb%20to%20pcm > > cia&match=3&search=search&gclid=CJ73gtvwm4cCFRR4UAodpHP7uA > > > > Marlon - you won't find them less expensive then $175.00 plus > shipping. > > Just went through this for a customer..... > > > > Cheaper isn't always better :)~ > > > > Fyi - this is the only fix you'll find for your dilema - customer of > > ours needed to use their aircards. > > > > JohnnyO > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On > > Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 > > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 10:39 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Cc: [email protected] > > Subject: [WISPA] ot? New pc card slot in laptop > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > I FINALLY had my old laptop go nuts. Some kind of hard drive error. > So > > I > > have a new one here now. It's a cheapo Dell. Has no firewire but I > can > > > > live with that, don't use it anyway. It also has no PCMCIA slot! > It's > > got > > a slot that's the right size but the connections inside the slot are > all > > > > wrong. > > > > I need to find an external wireless card that I can hook a cable to > and > > get > > actual dB data from various antennas. > > > > Anyone have any idea what this is and/or what I can do to make this > > work? > > > > thanks, > > Marlon > > (509) 982-2181 Equipment sales > > (408) 907-6910 (Vonage) Consulting services > > 42846865 (icq) And I run my own > wisp! > > 64.146.146.12 (net meeting) > > www.odessaoffice.com/wireless > > www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam > > > > > > > > -- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > -- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > -- > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > -- > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > -- > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
