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OK, I'm ready to buy one if i know for sure
that it will work.

According to Sindi, there will be no problem
with BL 3.50 ... but is it hardware compatible
with my Compaq Armada 7710MT ... ?

Here's the info on the card i plan to buy:

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CISCO AIRONET 350 Wireless PCMCIA LAN Card 802.11b

Manufacturer: Cisco
Model: AIR-PCM352 AIR-01-NA/US (2) AIR-AMERICAS (3)

Data Rates Supported: 1, 2, 5.5, and 11 Mbps
Network Standard: IEEE 802.11b
System Interface AIR-PCM35x: PC Card (PCMCIA) Type II

Range (typical):

Indoor:
130 ft (40 m) @ 11 Mbps
350 ft (107 m) @ 1 Mbps

Outdoor:
800 ft (244 m) @ 11 Mbps
2000 ft (610 m) @ 1 Mbps

Security Cisco Wireless Security Suite supporting
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) including:

Authentication:

* 802.1X support including LEAP, EAP-FAST,
PEAP-GTC, PEAP-MSCHAP V2, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS
and EAP-SIM to yield mutual authentication and
dynamic, per-user, per-session encryption keys

* MAC address and by standard 802.11 authentication
mechanisms

Encryption:

* Support for static and dynamic IEEE 802.11 WEP
keys of 40 bits and 128 bits

Condition:
USED - No drivers or documentation

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... i'm particularly concerned about that
last bit! :)

Please guys, help me determine if i should
get this card. If it works on this laptop, it
will take my BL experience to a whole new level.


-monz