pcmcia card

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I've got a wireless router for my laptop, but I'm told that what I need to complete the process is something called a PCMCIA card. What exactly is this; are they all the same; if not, what should I go for; and finally what sort of price range are we talking about here?

[j2buttonsw]

You have a slot in the side of your laptop called, you guessed it, a pcmcia slot (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association: also called cardbus). There are differences which is based on the speed of the connection: 11 MB upto 125 MB, obviously the higher the number the faster and the more cost it is. As you are just using the internet (which is 2 MB at the most) an 11 MB connection is plenty so I would got to PCWorld and get the cheapest laptop wireless card.

[j2buttonsw]

I should add, the laptop pcmcia slot takes pcmcia cards which include ethernet cards, modem cards and wireless ethernet cards. There are different wireless pcmcia cards based on the connection speeds. A cheap one should be about �30 or so.

[TEAK36]

you will only need the card if your laptop does not have built in wireless technology.I have just connected my new laptop to a wireless router,and the router was the only thing I needed to get wireless.I have now added my old laptop to the wireless network, but because it did not have built in wireless capabilities, I needed a PCMCIA card, and a wireless USB adaptor.I now have both laptops sharing my broadband connection.Remember to secure your connection to avoid neighbours gaining access to your connection.