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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> Ron Clarke wrote:
> > The label underneath is still intact and says:
> >
> > T2130CS/520 System Unit
> > Model No. PA1196EA
>
> The laptop sitting next to me says exactly the same thing.
> I should be able to answer any questions you have about
> that model.
>
> Cheers,
> Steven

Our two ISA pcmcia controllers may be older than your laptop.  They do NOT 
accept cardbus cards physically (something blocks them from going all the 
way in) but they work (in DOS and linux) with 16-bit Type II cards.
Windows crashed trying to set up drivers for one, after working with it 
one time (and detecting wireless signals).  It made no objection to the 
drivers for the other one, but will not see any cards inserted in the 
slot.  Are the pcmcia cards that don't fit into your slots cardbus, with 
gold strip and bumps on it at the end?

The one cardbus card (WPC11 ver 4) and the Cisco 16-bit card (for which I 
looked up the manfid since the card will not tell me) both worked with 
Win98 and picked up 100% signals from three routers, two of which also 
work with ethernet cable and were given us 'working' by friends.  The 
Cisco was donated some place and I was testing it.  Kermit told me an IP 
address of 199.174.189.14 which the Cisco utilities confirmed but I cannot 
ifconfig eth0 199.174.189.15 and ping 14.  The Cisco aironet card 
apparently came with DOS and linux drivers but Cisco links to their 
drivers for this card no longer work, even the XP one (13MB).  I got 1.3MB 
Win95 at Driverguide and will try airo_cs and orinoco_cs on the router 
signals.

There must be a better way to detect IP numbers than using Windows, for 
routers which are no longer set to defaults and don't work with Kermit via 
serial port.

I may take this computer to the library, use Windows to find the IP 
number, then linux to access the library internet with route add default 
gw.

How do I compile ONE pcmcia module?

Sindi