On 09.09.03, 20:35:53, Jason Simpson wrote:
> On Tue, 9 Sep 2003, Siva Arumugam wrote:
> 
> > I recently purchased a D-Link DWL-650 Cardbus card and
> > have been trying to get it to work with the z50.  
> 
> I don't believe the z50 will do Cardbus, only PCMCIA.

The D-Link DWL-650 _is_ PCMCIA, I am using one right now in my z50
to write this message. Maybe it can _also_ do Cardbus, but it
attaches nicely to the z50's PCMCIA bus:

  wi0 at pcmcia0 function 0: D, Link DWL-650 11Mbps WLAN Card, Version 01.02
  wi0: port 0x15000400-0x1500043fpcmcia0: card irq 3
  wi0: command timed out, cmd=0x0
  wi0: init failed
   802.11 address 00:05:5d:ee:f5:42
  wi0: using RF:PRISM2.5 MAC:ISL3873B(PCMCIA)
  wi0: Intersil Firmware: Primary (1.0.7), Station (1.3.5)

Since 1.6.1 the kernel sometimes fails to initialize the card
properly and says "using old Lucent chip set" or so, but mostly it
works just fine.

So unless D-Link now makes another card, that is also called
"DWL-650" but is a completely different beast, the card should work
ok in the z50.

> 
> Return that D-Link and find yourself a cheap Orinoco card or an older
> Prism-based NetGear or SMC PCMCIA card.

The DWL-650 is PRISM based, and works fine.

> 	-jrs

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