From: Niall O Broin (niall at domain linux.ie)
Date: Sun 26 Aug 2001 - 15:35:35 IST
On Sun, Aug 26, 2001 at 12:48:37PM +0000, Michael Treacy wrote:
> The Xircom CE56-100 is a combo card and only requires one slot. It has a
> gadget (dongle) that clips on to the opposite end of the card and contains
> an RJ45 connection and a phone socket.
But Liam was talking about
> >there are a few similar cards with no dongles that only require a type II slot
Dongles on PCMCIA cards are an invention of the devil. The connectors are so
small delicate that they inevitably break - I had a 3Com NIC for which a
roll of tape was an essential accesory to wedge the dongle "just so" so that
it made a decent connection.
Niall
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