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    CF27LB Needs Original Wireless Driver for W2k

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by jtsiek, Apr 10, 2009.

  1. jtsiek

    jtsiek Notebook Guru

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    Does anyone know where I can find the driver? The panasonic FTP doesn't have anything. Windows 2000 thinks it's some kind of unknown audio device at the moment....

    Thanks!
     
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    capt.dogfish The Curmudgeon

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    Are you looking for a WLAN driver or one for some sort of cell modem?
    CAP
     
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    jtsiek Notebook Guru

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    WLAN I believe....I have the model that says "wireless" and has LEDs under the screen latch lock.
     
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    capt.dogfish The Curmudgeon

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    I'm guessing its a GSM(GPRS) cell modem. The driver: 27m4n4n1.exe can be found on Rob's networks under my section, the MK4 file. I think we have a member in England who has been messing with this modem. Good luck,
    CAP
     
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    jtsiek Notebook Guru

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    I downloaded both 27m4n4n1.exe and 27m4w2n1.exe but was unable to get either of them to install...When I first started windows had found an unknown audio device...I thought it was just misassigning the Wireless so I uninstalled it so I could see if I could apply the driver but I cannot find the device now...any ideas on how I can get this installed?
     
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    The point is, its not a WLAN radio, its a cell modem. After its installed you have to find the software from the modem manufacturer or service provider to see the modem. You will then have to subscribe to the service to use the modem. That's assuming there is a service provider in your area which supports your modem, very unlikely. "Wireless" can mean a lot of things, with few exceptions, Panasonic did not really support WIFI as standard until the CF-29.
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    capt.dogfish, Apr 11, 2009
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  7. rjenkins

    rjenkins Notebook Consultant

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    Try manually setting up a basic dial-up modem connection using Windows built-in 9600 or 19200 Baud modem driver and pointing it to com2/3/4 whichever it gets a response from.

    The old GSM board emulates a very basic dial-up modem using the AT command set.

    I put a link to the manual for one of these in another thread.
     
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    jtsiek Notebook Guru

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    Thank you for your replies! I apologize for my ignorance in this area but this is my first CF-27 with a cell modem. So I was wondering if you knew any history on the "Wireless" for these units. What types of applications were the cell modems originally intended for? Could it be used for GPS?
     
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    jtseik,
    Rjenkins has explained how he uses the modem in Europe. I do not believe it has any use in the US. It will not do anything related to GPS with the possible exception of serving as a daughter board for a GPS hack.. Like the RIM modems in so many CF-28s, it has a few useful parts for hacking other hardware into your computer.
    CAP
     
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    mnementh Crusty Ol' TinkerDwagon

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    The CDPD/RIM wireless modems were essentially equivalent to connecting with an old bag cell phone using a tether. They used analog cellular to connect at slow dial-up speeds to an ISP; this technology was abandoned by all carriers in the US over a year ago. Theoretically they could be used to communicate like a packet radio MODEM; they are the evolutionary descendants of that technology. However, they operate in a radio band that is illegal to use privately; so they're essentially an amusing little tin can with no practical value whatsoever.

    mnem
    Well, no... they COULD be used to level that wobbly table leg...
     
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