LAPTOP FORUM

I have a Sony GRT796 and the internal WiFi died a week or so ago. After
muchness problems with a Linksys WPC11 PCMCIA card, Im wondering if all
laptops struggle to install a PCMCIA WiFi card when theres an internal WiFi
already installed? (Disabling the internal card makes no difference - there
still seems to be a conflict.) So I have returned the card.

Does anyone here use a PCMCIA WiFi card in a laptop that already has an
internal card? If so, what make is the PCMCIA card - and would you recommend
it? (Or do the USB dongle types work - or install! - better?)

Cheers,

Chris

P.S. For the Linksys and Microsoft Knowledge Base articles, see (sorry their
so long!):

http://linksys.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/linksys.cfg/php/enduser/std adp.php?p
faqid=1964&p created=1103321812&p sid=tBn7-q2i&p accessibility=0&p lva=&p
sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9NDkmcF9wcm9kcz04LDE4JnBfY2F0cz0mcF9wdj0yLjE4JnBfY3Y9JnBfc2VhcmNoX3R5cGU9YW5zd2Vycy5zZWFyY2hfbmwmcF9zY2ZfbGFuZz0xJnBfcGFnZT0x&p
li=&p topview=1

http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid

I have a Sony GRT796 and the internal WiFi died a week or so ago. After
muchness problems with a Linksys WPC11 PCMCIA card, Im wondering if all
laptops struggle to install a PCMCIA WiFi card when theres an internal WiFi
already installed? (Disabling the internal card makes no difference - there
still seems to be a conflict.) So I have returned the card.

Does anyone here use a PCMCIA WiFi card in a laptop that already has an
internal card? If so, what make is the PCMCIA card - and would you recommend
it? (Or do the USB dongle types work - or install! - better?)

Cheers,

Chris

P.S. For the Linksys and Microsoft Knowledge Base articles, see (sorry their
so long!):

http://linksys.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/linksys.cfg/php/enduser/std adp.php?p
faqid=1964&p created=1103321812&p sid=tBn7-q2i&p accessibility=0&p lva=&p
sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9NDkmcF9wcm9kcz04LDE4JnBfY2F0cz0mcF9wdj0yLjE4JnBfY3Y9JnBfc2VhcmNoX3R5cGU9YW5zd2Vycy5zZWFyY2hfbmwmcF9zY2ZfbGFuZz0xJnBfcGFnZT0x&p
li=&p topview=1

http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid

Chris Burson wrote in message...

:I have a Sony GRT796 and the internal WiFi died a week or so ago. After
: muchness problems with a Linksys WPC11 PCMCIA card, Im wondering if all
: laptops struggle to install a PCMCIA WiFi card when theres an internal
WiFi
: already installed?


Nope: I got the replacement card today - a Realtek 8180 - and it works
perfectly. So thanks to Digital Webronics who were very quick and effective.
:-)

Cheers,

Chris