Wi-Fi card on cf28

I saw an older post (2007) from TOUGHBOOK that mentioned an internal pc card slot, for a Cisco Aironet 350 series wi-fi card. This is the kind of card I use for my wireless internet, plugged into one of the slots on the side. Has anyone ever installed a Cisco 350 card inside a cf28? It would be nice if it is possible, save me another side cover replacement!

Thanks,
-DDaymen

 

Ok,, First thing is the Cisco Aironet 350 has not been supported since 2003.
It is very old and slow, you really wouldn't want one.
Read this thread and study well and then you will have enough knowledge to make your CF-28 do all kinds of amazing stuff.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/panasonic/210510-cf-28-f-q-read-me-before-posting.html

Bob

 

Bob is right it's old, but I have several and they work great for some uses. They run only 802.11"b" no "g" and only 11MBps, but that is faster than most people's internet connection. And "b" carries noticeably farther than "g", especially since these cards have 100mW output. They will fit into the internal 3rd PC card slot of a CF-28 and with the OEM wifi antenna it makes a slick setup.

Of course there are much better cards available, and some with 600mW power, but the choices for effective wifi antennas are limited for CF-28. And creative modding is where the fun starts ...

 

Great info.! I never thought about upgrading my Wi-Fi card, have had three of the 350 series cards forever. What would you all recommend for a replacement?

Thanks again,
-DDaymen
(starting to get quite a few of these toughbooks....what can I say!)

 

Since you like Cisco, check this one out:

Summit Data Communications SDC-PC20G 802.11g PCMCIA Card with Integrated Antenna

Question is: "How well will it work with the antenna still `docked'?"