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Posted: **Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:26 am**

I can get a 3.3v Silver Orincoco card to work in this unit. I cannot get a 5.5v card to work unless I turn off encription.

Any suggestions? Do the 570's only take 3.3v PCMCIA cards?

Thanks, Bill

Posted: **Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:41 pm**

570's take 16 bit PCMCIA cards which work off of 3.3V.

Posted: **Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:57 pm**

Thanks...any reason why just the Orincoco will work? I have an D-Link Airp Plus and a 3com Office Connect PC card and they worked in my T23. But, I have not been able to get them to connect (with encription) in my X22 and 570. I have tried the latest Windows XP drivers from each company and the computer says it is installed and working. But, they only connect to a site with no encription. The Proxim/Orincoco Silver works perfect.

I am stumped.

Bill

Posted: **Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:09 pm**

The cards you mentioned are probably 32-bit PCMCIA cards, see my previous post.

Posted: **Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:40 pm**

560X, 560Z and every 570 all have 32-bit CardBus slots. TWBOOK.PDF doesn't say anything about voltage, though.

Posted: **Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:47 pm**

The 570's can have either type II or type III cardbus slots. So basically you should be able to run 32bit and 16 bit cards in it. So, getting back to the OPs problem, I haven't a clue

.

http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/CardBus_slot

Posted: **Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:01 pm**

The 570 is Type II or III according to the User Guide - Specifications. The Wiki says that 32 bit is backwards compatible.

But, my 570 says that the hardware and software are working fine in the "hardware properties". I can get them to connect to an "open" non-encripted wifi system that is next door. My home wireless router will work with my Z61t and X30 just fine.

But, when I enter my WEP code on the 570...it will try to connect and then fail and try an open system. The open system connects every time.

But, if I put in the Proxim/Orincoco Silver a/b card...it connects to my home system everytime with no issues. I am using the Windows XP or the connect software from D-Link and 3com...neither works correctly always wanting to connect to the "open" system and refusing to connect with my encripted wifi.

It is not the end of the world since I have ordered another Proxim card on eBay (cross my fingers). But, I would really like the get the 3com to work since it has a retractable antenna.

Thanks for all your comments and suggestions. Perhaps someone has had the same problem. You folks always come up with great input.

Regards, Bill

Posted: **Fri May 02, 2008 2:41 pm**

Not sure if I am encountering the same problem, but I have a similar experience. I have four 570s (2644-1AU, 1AG, 3AG and 6AG) that I want to use wirelessly. For three of them I have one PCMCIA card that works perfect (even with WPA/PSK). On the 1AG (with the latest BIOS update) however, I cannot get connected. The LEDs show the connection is made, they blink three times and then the connection is lost. Reception is fine, all use the same drivers, but somehow I think this is a software problem. There is an update for XP SP2 that include WPA encryption which I installed on the three working TPs, the non-working TP has XP SP3. SP3 enables WPA as well so it's not sure it is a software problem. When I use a different WiFi card, it works fine..

Any ideas?

Thnx,

Posted: **Fri May 02, 2008 3:23 pm**

I found the "Air-Link 101" Wireless Cardbus Adapter at Fry's work just fine. They are on sale for less than $10 and work flawlessly. If I need a WiFi PC card...this is my solution as they support WPA2-PSK and WPA-PSK plus WEP just fine. I also use Windows XP...not the Air-Link software to run the card. When you install the card simply install card first and then the CD and let Windows XP find the driver. Presto...you have a perfect WiFi 802.11g connection.

Bill

Posted: **Fri May 02, 2008 7:04 pm**

Thanks!

Another question: will a Type IIIB card work in a 570? ThinkWiki doesn't seem to mention this extension/new standard..

R,

Posted: **Fri May 02, 2008 7:09 pm**

I don't know...perhaps someone can comment. I have the Airlink card working on an A21 series.

Bill

Posted: **Sat May 10, 2008 4:15 am**

The answer is yes!

I've just installed a Broadcom BCM4306 with the following specs:

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Manufacturer BroadCom 
Model BCM94306KFB 
Chipset Single chip Broadcom BCM4306KFB
  
Host interface Type IIIB 32 bit minipci. 
Up to 54 Mbps at 2.4 GHz 
IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g standard. 
FAA Switch 
 
Antenna interface connector Hardware diversity support. Transmit and receive on main and auxiliary antenna connectors. 
Radio ON/OFF control Hardware and software 
Frequency modulation 2.4 GHz (802.11g) 
Frequency band 2.412 to 2.484 GHz 
Modulation 802.11g: 
DBPSK: 1 Mbps
DQPSK: 2 Mbps
CCK: 5.5, 11 Mbps
802.11b: 
OFDM: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 36,48, 54 Mbps  
Operating channels 802.11g and 802.11b: 11 for North America, 13 for Europe, 14 for Japan 
Data rates supported 802.11b 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps 
Data rates supported 802.11g 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9 and 6 Mbps 
125Mbps* (condition applied)
 
Transmit power 14.5 dBm typical at OFDM modulation
16.5 dBm typical at CCK modulation  
Adapter power consumption Transmit 370 mA at 3.3V average 
Adapter power consumption Receive 320 mA at 3.3V average 
Voltage 3.3 V 
Wi-Fi alliance IEEE 802.11 compliant, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED ™, ACPI power management 
WHQL Yes 
WLAN standard IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g standard 
Network architectures Infrastructure and ad hoc 
Security 802.1x, WEP, WEP2, WPA, WPA2, TKIP, Weak-key avoidance, CCX, CCX 2.0, 128-bit OCB mode AES, and 802.11i.  
Temperatures Operates from 0 to 70° C
Storage from -20 to 85° C  
Humidity (non-condensing) 5 to 95% 
Dimensions 5.9cm (w) × 4.4cm (h)

Best thing of all: XP didn't nag for a driver but just fired it up and gave me a stable connection. It includes WPA2 as well.

R,

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