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PCMCIA-based Network Diagnostic Tool?

Posted by Cliff on from the interesting-hardware-ideas dept.

bluelip asks: "Do any cards PCMCIA cards exist that will function as a network diagnostic/certification tool? Our Lancat and Microtest/Compas devices are aging and need to be replaced. It would be ideal to have a card we could plug into our laptop or Zaurus to use as a replacement for our bulky devices. I have seen this, but it doesn't contain all of the functionality we need. I would like the card to be able to determine hardware facts such as line length, what type of device is on the remote end (workstation or switch), next, crossed wires, etc. Another benefit would be if it functions like a normal NIC so we can use the same card for arpwatch, ethereal, and other tools. Does such a beast exist?"

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