is there such thing as ethernet/wireless pcmcia card for laptop?

[sirpado]

is there such thing as ethernet/wireless pcmcia card for laptop? like one that can double as an ethernet card and also do wireless? I only have one slot....

 

[erikiksaz]

I think my sister had one. She was able to surf the internet without any connection to the desktop computer. Or was it just a modem, bah, i don't know.

 

[obenton]

There are internet routers, now, that have a wireless port as well as the usual ethernet ports.

 

[blstriker]

I've never seen a combo ethernet/wireless card. If they existed, they'd be pretty expensive I'm guessing.

 

[jschuk]

I have never seen one either. Nice thing about PCMCIA cards though, they are hot-swappable (through software) and they are only a few millimeters thick, so it doesn't take up much space to carry one around. If you must have both network devices connected at once, then you could get a USB NIC (limited to 10Mbps).

 

[corkyg]

Not too bad a price. They do exist.

Wireless PCMCIA

 

[blstriker]

That one doesn't have both ethernet and wirelees, just wireless.

 

[JackMDS]

If your question is:

Can I find a PCMCIA card that can be connected to Network with CAT5 wire, and also can be connected Wirelessly?

The answer is NO.


If you Question is:

Can I buy a PCMCIA card that can connect to a Network's Access Point?

The answer is yes?

Example: ORiNOCO PC Card - Gold.


Want to know more about Wireless:

The Wireless Solution.