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Hello

I'm in the UK, and I'd like to ask this question (or two :cheesy:)

I got the TP560 a while ago, and it has Wind98SE 133Mhz, 40Ram, 2GB Hdd and it's quite a nice machine.

It has two PCMCIA slots, no USB, and no CD Rom. Can or is it possible to connect this laptop to my PC wirelessly? and I would love it if someone could recommend a PCMCIA card to go in the laptop.

It doesn't take much to make me happy, but making this really nice laptop wireless would make my - YEAR!

I found this forum through so thanks to Tim for that.

Hope you can help.

Brian

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A few practical points that build on ’s suggestions and the questions from : the single most important compatibility check is the PC Card slot type. Older 560-series ThinkPads can use 16‑bit PC Cards (PCMCIA) or CardBus (32‑bit) depending on model and BIOS — a CardBus‑only adapter won’t work in a purely 16‑bit slot. Check the 560’s manual or the CardBus/PC Card notes before you buy a card. (manualzilla.com)

Pick a true Type‑II/PC Card that explicitly lists Windows 98SE/NDIS drivers. Several legacy 802.11b-era adapters (the Cisco Aironet 340 family and earlier Orinoco/Proxim Gold/ComboCards, for example) were built for Win98SE and match those slots; however many of those products are now end‑of‑life, so confirm driver downloads exist before purchasing a used card. (manualzilla.com)

If the goal is a direct laptop↔PC link (no access point), use an ad‑hoc/computer‑to‑computer network: set each adapter to the same SSID and channel, set the network type to “ad‑hoc” in the adapter utility, and assign static IPs on the same subnet (example: 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.3, mask 255.255.255.0). Vendor manuals for older PC Cards show these steps and Windows‑98 TCP/IP dialogs. If you prefer convenience, putting a cheap AP/wireless router between the machines simplifies addressing and sharing. (manualmachine.com)

Troubleshooting checklist: verify the PC Card is detected by Windows’ PC Card/Card Services (the ThinkPad manual describes the Card Services wizard), check Device Manager for the adapter’s NDIS driver, and confirm the vendor utility is set to the correct mode (ad‑hoc vs infrastructure). When buying used, choose sellers with returns and confirmed driver media/source so you can test quickly. (manualzilla.com)

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Welcome to DaniWeb, I hope I can help point you in the right direction. Yes people have been using wireless on 560's for a long time, the trick is installing the software to make them work!

Since you have a 560 I have to ask if you have a floppy drive? Is there a printer port on the 560 or was that only on the port replicator? (and do you have one?)

We will need to start with these questions to figure out how to install the drivers/applications to control the wireless cards.

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Welcome to DaniWeb, I hope I can help point you in the right direction. Yes people have been using wireless on 560's for a long time, the trick is installing the software to make them work!

Since you have a 560 I have to ask if you have a floppy drive? Is there a printer port on the 560 or was that only on the port replicator? (and do you have one?)

We will need to start with these questions to figure out how to install the drivers/applications to control the wireless cards.

Hi thanks for taking the time to reply.

Yes there's a floppy (external) drive.

There's a printer port and also a 9-pin serial port.

Thank you

Brian

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Wow, you are in great shape then.

If you go to the store and pick up a card off the shelf you will probably need to get a external cdrom for the 560 or a "parrallel port backpack cdrom" (use the floppy to load the driver) to install the programs that ship with the cards to make it work. It is possible that with a broadband or dialup connection you might have access to download the program skipping this step.

Personally I run all Cisco 340 series from ebay but any card that ships with a 98 driver should work. The Cisco program (Aironet Client Utility, ACU) and driver should be downloadable and is around 20 megs when I last checked.

Does that help, any questions?

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Can you pick out something from this Ebay list that might fit the bill? Or something similar? (This is the UK Ebay)

Thanks!

Brian

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AIR-PCM340 is the part number I am using in three laptops here at home. I have used many 340's and 350's for different clients and I consider them interchangable for home users. The 350 is technically a better card, but the 340 has been historically cheaper.

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AIR-PCM340 is the part number I am using in three laptops here at home. I have used many 340's and 350's for different clients and I consider them interchangable for home users. The 350 is technically a better card, but the 340 has been historically cheaper.

Well here's the latest Cisco 340 I've found on Ebay UK

Your advice has been excellent and I'm grateful for the time you are giving to help me.

Brian

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I bought all mine for between 50 - 150$ US, so I guess that is relative. I don't think you will find any brand cheaper new or for much less used so I would go with it as long as they promise no DOA.

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