Advantages: Reliable, lot of features Disadvantages: Problems when installing on Win98 and WinMe
ready (the third slot on the card, but you ask the vendor if that specific card is)
- Integrated Ethernet LAN, modem and telephone handset pass-through connectors provide reliable cable-free connectivity
?16 bit
- PC Card detects both 10 and 100 Mbps Ethernet through a single connector for faster performance
- Dimensions(WxDxH)/Weight-86 x 54 x 10.5 mm/36 g
- Hot-swappable (you can just plug it into the card slot and the system will see it, but I recommend to do this with a Win2000 or WinXP)
- System Requirements - IBM OS/2, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows 3.x/95/98/2000/XP.
2. Xircom® RealPortCardBusEthernet10/100+Modem56GlobalACCESS (RBEM56G-100)
This card has THE SAME specs (except the fact that it is a 32 bits card, making it faster than its ?sister? + it has the power saving feature ...
Advantages: No dongles to loose or break, quality, speed Disadvantages: Takes up both PCMCIA slots
For some unkown reason, Compaq decided that they wouldn't put a network socket on my laptop - who is going to need to connect their laptop to a network eh? Obviously no one at Compaq, but for the rest of us we all do! Fortunatly my laptop has 2 PCMCIA slots that I hardly use so a PCMCIA network adapter would be ideal. The problem with these though are the fact that many of them have bits sticking out, or a dongle, or both. This would have been an absolute pain when lugging the laptop to and from Uni as I'd either loose the dongle, or break it, or the bit sticking out would get stuck everywhere and so on. Luckily I discovered the RealPort range of PCMCIA adapters from Xircom. The main advantage to these is that they have a full sized standard network socket on the adapter so there are no bits sticking out, no extra wires and so ...
When I recently upgraded my network to 100mb I needed to find a new network card for the laptop. The XircomRealPortCardBusEthernet10/100 was my first choice due to the quality of the card, the speed of the card was not so important but this card performs excellently. The installation was extremely easy, I just inserted the card and installed the software from the supplied CD, after one restart the laptop was back on the network. The card seems extremely robust and it looks like it will take a lot of damage. This is not the cheapest card but will become the cheapest overall due to the useful length. ...
Product Information for "Xircom RealPort 2 CardBus Ethernet 10/100 + Modem 56 GlobalACCESS" »
Modem
Interface Type
CardBus
Connectivity Technology
Wired
Max Transfer Rate
56 Kbps
56K Technology
K56Flex, V.90
Protocols & Specifications
Bell 212A, ITU V.22, ITU V.22bis, ITU V.29, ITU V.32, ITU V.32bis, ITU V.34, ITU V.90, ITU V.17, ITU V.23, ITU V.27ter, k56Flex, AT&T V.32terbo , Hayes AT command set
Error Correction Protocol
MNP-4, ITU V.42, MNP-2, MNP-3
Data Compression Protocol
MNP-5, ITU V.42bis
Fax Compatibility
G3
Max Fax Transfer Rate
14.4 Kbps
Manufacturer's product description
Xircom RealPort 2 CardBus Ethernet 10/100 + Modem 56 GlobalACCESS combo card provides fast and reliable network connections for your mobile PC. Mix and match this card with any other RealPort2 Modular Mobile Adapter. Integrated connectors mean there's nothing to break, nothing to lose. Connect using a standard RJ-11 telephone cable on the road or at home. Connect using a standard RJ 45 Ethernet cable in the office. RealView diagnostic software optimizes PC Card management for high performance.
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