On Wed, 9 Aug 2006 14:44:16 +0100, Jeff Liebermann wrote
(in article <30pjd2d5fu41q461aoehna01jner6hc8ai@4ax.com>):
> hlexa@hotmail.com (Axel Hammerschmidt) hath wroth:
>
>>> The supplicant comes with the driver.
>
>> Makes no difference. It's still the supplicant. Funk Software's Odyssey
>> client and WZC do not.
>
> Once upon a time, driver meant an NDIS or ODI library. These days, it
> includes a client manager, configuration utility, monitoring software,
> connection manager, install package, and supplicant. When looking for
> such things on the vendors web pile, I look for a driver.
>
> What do you mean by "...Odyssey client and WZC do not." Are you
> suggesting that they are not supplicants?
>
> Incidentally, I think the term supplicant is stupid. In other drivers
> (i.e. VPN), it's called a "shim", which is both more appropriate and
> easier to spell.
>
>> Older WiFi (802.11b) and PCMCIA to ethernet (cable) cards come as low as
>> $5.
>
> True. I was talking about finding an 802.11g card with a 16 bit
> interface. There were a few, but I can't find any at this time.
>
>> Client manager 3 is a MeetingHouse product.
>
> That's interesting. They are getting Borged by Cisco.
> http://www.mtghouse.com
>
>>> Wrong. It literally doesn't fit in the slots on the edge of the card.
>>> A 16 bit card will fit in a 32 bit slot, but not the other way around.
>>> Try it and see for thyself.
>
>> That's because of the voltage, not the bus width.
>
> Just try it and see for thyself. A 32 bit card will not fit in a 16
> bit slot. It's more than just the power supply voltage. There are
> substantial differences in connector pinout function.
>
>
Having checked the notebook manual, the slot will take either card. I've
found one here that looks the right sort of thing:
<http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=47109&&source=14&doy=7m8>
or
<http://tinyurl.com/leqn9>
Am very grateful for all the good advice here.
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