Sally Thompson <me2@privacy.net> wrote:

> On Mon, 7 Aug 2006 17:01:34 +0100, Axel Hammerschmidt wrote
> (in article <1hjpo6x.1u55kgf93jp8eN%hlexa@hotmail.com>):
>
> > Sally Thompson <me2@privacy.net> wrote:

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> > An alternative could be Buffalo's Client Manager 2 (v2.1). This works
> > with many old (non-Buffalo) PCMCIA cards providing WPA-PSK/TKIP, even
> > WPA-AES for my Gericom card with RTL8180 chipset.
>
> Thanks for the reply. I think I've tracked down Buffalo Client Manager 2
> (they are on Version 3 now) and will transfer it via my USB stick to see if
> it works.

NB! Version 3 will not work with non-Buffalo cards. You must use version
2.1 (or 2.0).

> > You haven't provided details about the Belkin card.
>
> Sorry, didn't realise those details would be useful. I think I have just
> about everything else written down. It's a Belkin 802.11b/11 Mbps Wireless
> Notebook Network Card, Model F5D6020 ver.2

Hmm! Atmel chipset. But try the Buffalo client (v2.1) anyway.

> >> The notebook doesn't have to connect wirelessly, but with no Ethernet
> >> slot in the notebook I believe there is no other choice, unless someone
> >> can advise otherwise.
> >
> > You could look for a PCMCIA to ethernet (cable) adapter.
>
> OK, thanks for the tip. There seem to be hundreds out there. Any particular
> recommendation?

They're all the same. PC Cards (and PCMCIA) are obsolete. Try and find
one that's cheap.