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Appendix B. 802.11 Wireless Equipment

Table B.1. 802.11b Client Adapters

Card Name

Interface Type(s)

Power

Antenna Connector

Chipset

1stWave Wavemaxxpro

PCMCIA

100 mW

None

Prism

Actiontec HWC01170-01

PCMCIA

—

None

Prism 3

3com AirConnect

PCMCIA

30 mW

Dual Lucent

Prism 2.5

AddtronCard

PCMCIA

30 mw

None

IntersilPrism

Belkin F5d6020

PCMCIA

50 mW

None

Prism 2

Belkin F5d6020 Ver.2

PCMCIA 16

50 mW

Yes

Atmel AT76C50A

Buffalo Technology

PCMCIA

30 mw

—

IntersilPrism w/Aironet MAC controller

Demarc ReliaWave 200mW

PCMCIA

200 mW

RP-MMCX

Prism 2.5

Demarc ReliaWave 100mW

PCMCIA

100 mW

RP-MMCX

Prism 2.5

smartBridges airCard

Wireless PCMCIA

50 mW

Yes

 

Deliberant WEC-100

Ethernet client/bridge

100 mW

No

Prism 2.5

Dell TrueMobile 1150

PCMCIA/MiniPCI

30 mW

Same as Orinoco

Hermes

DlinkDwl520

PCI

32 mW

Reverse SMA

IntersilPrism 2.5

DlinkDwl520plus

PCI

32 mW

Reverse SMA

TI ncx100

DlinkDwl650Plus

CardBus

—

—

TI Chipset

DlinkDwl660

PCI

—

—

TI Chipset

Engenius

See entry for Senao

—

—

—

FarallonSkyLink PC-Card

N/A

—

Unknown

IntersilPrism

IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Card

PCMCIA/ISA (with adapter)

30 mW

Lucent proprietary connector

Hermes

InTalkNokiaCard

PCMCIA/ISA

—

—

—

Intel2011Card

PCMCIA/PCI

30 mW

None

IntersilPrism

LinksysCard WPC11

16-bit PCMCIA

95 mW

No

IntersilPrism

Linksys WPC11

PCMCIA 16

16 mW

No

Prism 2.0

Linksys WPC11 v2.5

PCMCIA 16

40 mW

No

Prism 2.5

Linksys WPC11 v3.0

PCMCIA 16

40 mW

No

Prism 3.0

Linksys WMP11

PCI

35 mW

Reverse SMA connector

Prism 2.5

LinksysWET11

Ethernet bridge/client

80 mW

Reverse SMA connector

Prism

Lucent / Orinoco Gold (Agere)

PCMCIA

30 mW

MC Card

Hermes

Lucent / Orinoco Silver (Agere)

PCMCIA

30 mW

MC Card

Hermes

Lucent WaveACCESS PC24E-H-ET-L

PCMCIA

6 mW

Same as Lucent wireless card

Hermes

NetGate 2511CD PLUS EXT2

PCMCIA

200 mW

2x MMCX external antenna jacks

Prism 2.5

NetGate 2511CD PLUS

PCMCIA

200 mW

No

Prism 2.5

NetGate 2511MP PLUS

Mini PCI

150 mW

2x MMCX antenna jacks

Prism 2.5

NetGear MA101

USB1.1

30 mW

SMA Mod

Atmel AT76C50A

NetGear MA301

PCI

—

—

—

NetGear MA311GE

PCI

—

Yes

IntersilPrism 2.5

Netgear MA401

PCMCIA

59 mW

None

Linux

NetWaveCard

—

—

—

—

Nortel Emobility 4121

PCMCIA

100 mW

None

SymbolSpectru

Nortel Emobility 4123

PCI

100 mW

Dual MMCX

SymbolSpectru

Proxim RangeLan-DS 8434-05

16-bit PCMCIA

30 mW

Reverse MMCX

IntersilPrism 2

Proxim RangeLan-DS 8433-05

16-bit PCMCIA

30 mW

Unknown (SSM-?)

IntersilPrism 2

SamsungCard

PCMCIA/ISA

—

—

IntersilPrism

Senao/Engenius L-2511 Plus EXT2

PCMCIA Type II 16-bit

250 mW max

Dual female MMCX

Prism 2.5

Senao/Engenius NL-2511 Plus

PCMCIA Type II 16-bit

250 mW max

Internal diversity antenna

Prism 2.5

SMC2602W

PCI

—

—

IntersilPrism

SMC 2532W-B 200mW

PCMCIA

200 mW

RP-MMCX-?

Prism 2.5

SMC2632W

PCMCIA

50 mW

None

IntersilPrism

Sony PCWA-C100

16-bit PCMCIA

—

MC-Card

Hermes

Symbol Spectrum 24

Compact Flash Type 1

100 mW

None

—

SymbolWireless Networked 4111

PCMCIA

100 mW

Dual MMCX

IntersilPrism 2

SymbolWireless Networked 4121

PCMCIA

100 mW

—

—

SymbolWireless Networked 4123

PCI

100 mW

Dual MMCX

IntersilPrism 2

ToshibaWireless

PCMCIA

30 mW

MC-Card (Radiall)

—

Trendware TEW-201PC

PCMCIA

—

—

—

Trendware TEW-221PC

PCMCIA

—

Yes

ADMTek ADM8211

Trendware TEW-301PC

PCMCIA

—

None

—

U.S. Robotics 2410

PCMCIA

30 mW

None

Prism 2

U.S. Robotics 2415

PCI

30 mW

None

Prism 2

Wave2Net by Ambicom (WL1100B, etc.)

PCMCIA/PCI

50 mW

None

Prism 2

YdiCard

PCMCIA

—

—

—

XircomSwe

Springboard

30 mW

None

—

ZoomAirCard

PCMCIA/ISA

—

—

—

ZoomAirCard

PCMCIA/PCI

25 mW

4105 with PCI Bridge Card (Elan with TI1440 chip)

 

ZcomaxCards xi325H/xi626

PCMCIA/PCI

100 mW xi325H1 is the 200mW version

Prism 2

ZcomaxCards xi325HP

PCMCIA

200 mW

—

IPrism 2.5


Table B.2. 802.11a Client Adapters

Manufacturer/Model

Bus Type

Transmit Power

External Antenna Connector

Chipset

Proxim

Cardbus

40 mW /200 mW

None

Atheros AR5000

Intel

Cardbus

40 mW /200 mW

—

Atheros AR5000

SMC2735

Cardbus

40 mW /200 mW

None

Atheros AR5000

NetGear

Cardbus

—

—

—


Table B.3. Prism-Based Cards

Manufacturer/ Model

Bus Type

Connector

Rx

Tx

Addtron

PCMCIA

—

–76 dBm

>13 dBm

Addtron

PCMCIA

—

—

—

Allnet

PCI

SMA

—

—

Asanté

PCMCIA

—

—

13 dBm

Asus

Compact Flash

None

—

12–15 dBm

Belkin

PCMCIA

—

—

13–20 dBm (50 mW max)

Belkin

PCI

Reverse SMA

—

—

Compaq

PCMCIA

None

—

20 mW typ. / 100 mW max

Compaq

PCI

Reverse threaded SMA

—

20 dBm max

CellVision

—

—

—

—

Demarc

PCMCIA

Diversity RP-MMCX

-91 dB

100 mW or 20 dBm

Demarc

PCMCIA

Diversity RP-MMCX

–91 dB

200 mW or 23 dBm

D-Link

PCI

Reverse SMA

—

—

D-Link

PCMCIA

Yes, with nice switch

—

—

D-Link

PCMCIA

Hackable

–78 or –84 dBm

14 or 17 dBm

D-Link

Compact Flash

Lid snaps off/has socket

–80 to –88 dBm

14 or 18 dBm

Linksys

PCMCIA

—

—

14 dBm

Linksys

PCI

RP-SMA

—

16 dBm

Musenki

PCI

Reverse SMC

–87 dBm

18 dBm

Musenki

PCMCIA

Dual MMCX

–89 dBm

23 dBm (200 mW)

Proxim

PCMCIA

Dual reverse MMCX

–83 dBm

13 dBm

Proxim

PCMCIA

Single unknown connector (SSMB?)

–83 dBm

13 dBm

SMC

PCMCIA

Dual (RP?)-MMCX

–89 dBm

200 mW max (23 dBm)

SMC

PCMCIA

Hackable

–76 dBm

50 mW max (17 dBm)

SMC

PCI

Unknown but strange solder pads on PCI card

–76 dBm

50 mW max (17 dBm)

Teletronics

PCMCIA

Dual reverse MMCX

–83 dBm

15 dBm

Zcomax

PCMCIA

Dual reverse MMCX

–83 dBm

13 dBm

Zcomax

PCMCIA

None

–83 dBm

13 dBm

Zcomax

PCMCIA

Dual MMCX (probably reverse)

—

—

Zcomax

PCMCIA

Dual reverse MMCX

–85 dBm

15 dBm

Zcomax

PCMCIA

Dual reverse MMCX

–83 dBm

100 mW

Zcomax

PCMCIA

Dual reverse MMCX

—

180 mW

ZoomAir

PCMCIA

RP-SMA

—

14 dBm


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