Re: Best Prism card?

From: Aron Silverton (ajs_at_labs.mot.com)
Date: 2002-08-12 20:36:28 UTC

Vladimir Ivaschenko wrote: 

> I heard that DemarcTech's cards are quite good
> (http://www.demarctech.com).  They exist in 100mW and 180mW variants, and
> have excellent sensitivity. 
>

Does anybody have any experience with these cards? How about with their PCMCIA to PCI bridge card?

Thanks,

Aron 

> Mon, Aug 12, 2002 at 09:00:27AM -0800 James A. Crippen wrote about Best Prism card?
> 
>

>>I have two 802.11b cards which I'd like to use, and no AP. Instead of
>>spending money on a proprietary AP I would like to have one that I can
>>hack. Unfortunately neither of the two cards I have is supported by
>>the hostap driver (one is a Cisco Aironet and the other is a Symbol).
>>
>>My question to the list is which brand of Prism card is the best?
>>Spare no expense here. I'd like 200mW, good sensitivity, etc. I
>>realize that some brands of Prism cards are pretty lame, with power
>>outputs of only 25mW, poor receiver sensitivity, a high noise floor,
>>and other warts. Instead of getting stuck with something that I'd
>>later regret (and have to get rid of on eBay) I'd like to know the
>>'professional' opinions.
>>
>>'james
>>
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>
> 
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