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[July 28, 2003]
2nd : Short-head wireless LAN card.
When we will store the PC110's set (PC110, Port-replicator and FDD) to a CD/DVD disk bag by traditional way, we must pull the plug out the cable of FDD and the wireless LAN card respectively. It seems to be not smart method.
In the previous article (1st:Docking FDD), the cable of FDD have already been cut and directly coupled to be narrow. And now, we should use the short head type of wireless LAN card.
It's not so difficult to get such LAN card, but it's so difficult to get driver program of Win95.
This article shows how to make up such driver program of Win95.
Short card.
In the Japanese today's market, we can see many wireless LAN cards, but we can not see the short-head wireless LAN card except as an option parts of SONY's PC and others. That is the PCWA-C150S, and this is very comfortable size to store the PC110's set to the bag. (The right of left pictures.)
The left side picture shows three type of wireless LAN cards. (left : normal type, mid : medium short type, left : short type = PCWA-C150S)
Unfortunately, we can not get the driver of the short-head card for Win95/98 from that maker who does not attach the drivers except of Win2K, WinMe, WinXP.
Making the driver of Win95.
We can see the name of Agere Systems in the INF file of the driver. So, you may be able to make up such driver from the Agere prepared driver.
But, in this time, I made up the driver of Win95 by rewriting the driver of WLI-PCM-L11GP of MELCO INC.
Rewriting has been done only with the INF file. (the left list shows a rewritten sample of the INF, and xxxx should be filled with the sign such as SONY.)
By this driver, the PCWA-C150S can work above Win95 though there is a small problem such as no existing of the signal strength indicator.
Final stage.
By using this short-head wireless LAN card, we can store the PC110's set to a bag smoothly. It is also easy to prepare the PC110's set after drawing out from the bag.
Of course, it became easy to carry the PC110's set to other place, and to operate PC110 within the service area of the accesss point (station).
Pre:Compact storing PC110's set, 1st:Docking FDD,
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In the Japanese today's market, we can see many wireless LAN cards, but we can not see the short-head wireless LAN card except as an option parts of SONY's PC and others. That is the PCWA-C150S, and this is very comfortable size to store the PC110's set to the bag. (The right of left pictures.)