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Linksys Dual-Band Wireless A B & G really a mini-PCI and antenna

New MessageLinksys Dual-Band Wireless A B & G really a mini-PCI and antenna (modified 0 times) BigDog
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Took a chance the other day and ordered a Linksys WMP55AG desktop wireless card.

Based on the picture I figured it's just like the orginal WMP11 wireless adapter which had a mini-pci card in it before the cheap'ened the design and made it non-removal.

Cool part is that the antenna is the standard mini socket just like what is found on the Lucent & Cisco mini-pci and found on most other mini-pci wireless adapters.

I threw togather a few pictures... check them out.... I resized the pictures, the orginals are about twice as large in case you want to right click and save them to your local computer.

http://wesmyers.home.mchsi.com/

These cards aren't Lucent, but they are 2.4 & 5 Ghz 802.11a 802.11b and Wireless G supporting 128 bit encryption. for the rpice you cant beat it and I expect that eventually Linksys will switch to the cheaper manufacturing process were the card can't be removed. Get'em while their hot !!!

06-20-2003 20:58:16

New MessageRE:Linksys Dual-Band Wireless A B & G really a mini-PCI and antenna (modified 0 times) ··metaCOREtex··
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most of the wireless routers frm linksys have mini-pci cards inside [the new dual a+g has 2 mini-pci cards [a broadcom and an atheros], and their bridges sometimes have pc cards .. just FYI ;)
06-22-2003 04:12:00

New MessageRE:Linksys Dual-Band Wireless A B & G really a mini-PCI and antenna (modified 0 times) BigDog
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What models of the Linksys router models have the dual cards? Any web sites or pic's anywere of the internals?
06-22-2003 05:50:56

New MessageRE:Linksys Dual-Band Wireless A B & G really a mini-PCI and antenna (modified 0 times) 02U2
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Interesting...
I was lucky enough to score on an older original WMP11 Pci card a few weeks ago on one of my salvage excursions.

In my haste to remove the antenna coaxial jumper to the mini pci card from the mother card, I accidentally tore the very fine antenna copper trace loose from the mini pci pcb. Dang, it's the smallest trace I've ever seen!

On the backside of the mini card between the two rubber spacers attached the mini card has an SST Flash chip and also a paper label with MW250-IF-NT printed on it. It's on the right side of the card(contacts pointed down).

Eventually I MAY get lucky in the future and find a WMP55AG.

I've found quite a few different brands of access points and pcmcia cards the last few months. The Apple "UFO" contains the Orrinco (sp) silver. Most of the access points contain Pcmcia cards with either soldered on antenna coax or MMCX connectors. Removing the antennas from there protective plastic covers reveal they are coaxial dipoles.

Most I believe are customer returns that the customer gave up trying to configure them. (Operator error!).
The store just tosses some of them. Lucky is me...

06-22-2003 09:57:20

New MessageRE:Linksys Dual-Band Wireless A B & G really a mini-PCI and antenna (modified 0 times) 02U2
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The Linksys Wireless WAP11 Network Access Point, 802.11b has a mainboard and a smaller daughterboard, NO mini pci though. The 2 antennas are connected to the smaller daughter/RF board.

I just dug it out of my storage shed and literally ripped it apart just to see if it contained any mini pci cards. Nope...nada one. (This was a non working dumpster special).

06-22-2003 14:14:11

New MessageRE:Linksys Dual-Band Wireless A B & G really a mini-PCI and antenna (modified 0 times) ··metaCOREtex··
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bigdog:
here is a a short list [props to tim higgins .. smallnetbuilder.com is a great resource]:
WAP51AB has dual 11a/11b mini-pci cards: http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/Reviews-28-ProdID-WAP51AB.php
WRT55AG has dual 11a/11g mini-pci cards: http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/Reviews-47-ProdID-WRT55AG-1.php
WAP54G has an 11g mini-pci card: http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/Reviews-36-ProdID-WAP54G.php

WET54G seems to have a dual mode PC card in it: http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/Reviews-48-ProdID-WET54G.php

u can likely find others [type 'linksys' into the 'applicant name' field on this site: https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/oet/forms/reports/Search_Form.hts?form=Generic_Search ]

06-23-2003 09:55:28

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