Are There 802.11 Cards That Accept A Wire?

Posted by Cliff on Thursday September 13, 2001 @10:58AM from the when-a-2.4Ghz-signal-is-unavailable dept.

Luti asks: "Does anyone know of a company that sells 802.11 dongles, or a PCMCIA card that has both a regular RJ-45 connector and an 802.11 antenna? I need to be able to connect my laptop at school (wireless), and at home through my server (due to price most likely wired). I just can't see the point in either a.) buying 2 pcmcia cards for their current prices, one 802.11 and one regular 10/100mbps, or b.) buying an 802.11 card and base station, or even a second card for peer to peer . Any suggestions? Anyone else in my position?" Interesting thought. I'm sure there are hardware manufacturers making these. Has anyone tried some of these out? What were your experiences, especially with regards to OS support?

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I don't think so by kevin42 · 2001-09-13 12:45 · Score: 4, Informative

I have just about every 802.11b card ever made sitting on my desk at work because I wrote an 802.11 stack for some hardware my company makes and I needed to test compatability. I've never seen what you are looking for though.

It doesn't surprise me since the RF part of 802.11 cards takes a lot of room, and there isn't room for an antenna and a dongle or rj45 connector. I'd reccomend you do what I've done...eject one card and plug the other in. :)