Wireless LAN CF Card for older Pocket PC's

[ITGuy]

I am looking into finding a CF card that would allow me to connect my Compaq Aero 2130 (running PocketPC) to my wireless LAN at home.<br>

[ITGuy]

Proxim Harmony OpenAir CompactFlash Card<br><br>http://www.proxim.com/products/all/harmony/7630/index.html<br><br>Here is the reply from Proxim's Tech support:<br><br><br>RangeLAN2 Support for Devices With a Compact Flash Slot<br><br>Proxim's RangeLAN2 driver for Windows CE supports most Windows CE 2.0 devices and most Windows CE, Handheld PC Professional Edition, Version 3.0 and Windows CE, Handheld PC Edition, Version 3.0 devices that have a PCMCIA slot. <br><br>At this time, Proxim does not have a RangeLAN2 card available in the compact flash format so the RangeLAN2 products do not work such Windows CE devices as the HP Jornada 420/430se, Compaq Aero 2100, or Cassiopeia E105.

[ITGuy]

All interested in this topic might want to visit the following site:<br><br>http://www.cewindows.net/peripherals/cfwirelesslan.htm

[ITGuy]

Good news!!!!! Took me only 7 emails to manufacturers and the 3rd reply (quite promptly, too!) was a hit.<br><br>www.bromax.com Tech support emailed me back that their Wireless CF LAN card would work with all devices!<br><br>http://www.bromax.com/product%20list/compactflash/bpw250-i.htm<br><br>Here is the actual email:<br><br><br>Dear ITGuy,<br><br>Yes, the BPW250-I CF 11M WLAN will works with all Pocket PC w/ Win CE.<br><br>Regards,<br>Mike<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: ITGuy<br>Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 1:54 PM<br>To: support@bromax.com<br>Subject: BPW250-I FreePort 11M WLAN CompactFlash Card<br><br><br><br>I was wondering if the FreePort 11M WLAN CompactFlash Card would work with<br>my Compaq Aero 2130 (running PocketPC)?<br><br>Thank you very much.<br><br>Sincerely,<br><br>ITGuy<br>Sales Manager<br>Schleese Saddlery Service Ltd.<br>

[RICoder]

sweet

[ITGuy]

Update!!!!<br><br>Just got a reply from Ambicom!<br><br>Dear Customer,<br><br>THank you for interested with AmbiCom product. Our WL1100B-CF support <br>Type<br>II CF Slot. If your Compaq Aero 2130 support Type II CF Card then it <br>should<br>be no problem.<br><br>Let me know if you have more questions.<br><br>Best Regards,<br>Andy Chau<br>AmbiCom Inc.<br><br>Unfortunately (I did not even think of it before, duuh!!) Most of the wireless cf cards are type II. My Aero has a Type I. Bromax's card is Type II also, so the email I got isn't very good news. Anyways Ylez makes a type I card. I have not heard from them yet.<br><br>

[ITGuy]

The web site for Ylez is <br><br>The PDF file for their wireless CF card is<br><br>

[ITGuy]

Finally good news for real!<br><br>After several emails with Ylez it is confirmed that their card would work with my Aero. Also was I told it should work with the Cassiopeia and many other PDA's. Here is my email correspondence with them.<br><br>-------------------------------------------<br><br>Dear ITGuy,<br><br>Sorry for my late reply to you.  The Casio PDA that is currently working<br>with our CF-2002 is Model "CASSIOPEIA" Pocket PC running on Processor, MIPS<br>VR4122.<br><br>Well, according to my Engineers, our CF-2002 should be able to work with<br>your System as well as our Driver support too.<br><br>TQVM and Best Regards.<br><br>Boon Lum<br>27 Sep 2001<br>1310 hrs.<br><br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: ITGuy<br>To: "Dr Lim Boon Lum" <bl_lim@yLez.com><br>Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 9:19 PM<br>Subject: RE: Compact Flash WLAN Card<br><br><br>><br>> Thanks for the reply. My Aero runs on a 70-MHz MIPS based RISC processor<br>> optimized for Palm-size PC and Windows CE.<br>><br>> Which Casio PDA model is it that you are referring to?<br>><br>> Thank you very much.<br>><br>> Sincerely,<br>><br>> ITGuy<br>> Sales Manager<br>> Schleese Saddlery Service Ltd.<br>><br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: Dr Lim Boon Lum [mailto:bl_lim@yLez.com]<br>> Sent: September 23, 2001 9:26 PM<br>> To: ITGuy<br>> Cc: sales@yLez.com<br>> Subject: Re: Compact Flash WLAN Card<br>> Importance: High<br>><br>><br>><br>> Dear ITGuy,<br>><br>> May I check with you, the processor platform of your Compaq Aero 2130.<br>Our<br>> Compact Flash WLAN Card CF-2002 runs on Pocket PC environment and CE3.0.<br>> However, WLAN Driver on all these PDA environment is platform dependent,<br>> hence your kind assistance is providing the above information will be of<br>> great help to us to give you an accurate answer.<br>><br>> To the best of our knowledge, your Compaq Aero 2130 is very similar to<br>Casio<br>> PDA, which is running on MIPS processor platform.  However, we do need to<br>> know the version of your MIPS processor.  For your kind information, our<br>> CF-2002 runs on Casio PDA very well.<br>><br>> For your kind information and assistance, please.<br>><br>> TQVM and Best Regards.<br>><br>> Boon Lum<br>> 24 Sep 2001<br>> 0921 hrs.<br>><br>============================================================================<br>> =<br>> Dr Lim Boon-Lum<br>> Vice President (R&D)<br>> yLez Technologies Pte Ltd<br>> No 1, Tannery Road, Cencon 1, #09-01<br>> Singapore 347719<br>> Tel: (65) 741-3832  Fax: (65) 842-2839<br>> Hp: (65) 9783-6938<br>><br>============================================================================<br>> =<br>> ----- Original Message -----<br>> From: "ITGuy" <arau@schleese.com><br>> To: <sales@ylez.com><br>> Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 4:54 AM<br>> Subject: Compact Flash WLAN Card<br>><br>><br>> ><br>> > I was wondering if the Compact Flash WLAN Card would work with my Compaq<br>> > Aero 2130 (running PocketPC)?<br>> ><br>> > Thank you very much.<br>> ><br>> > Sincerely,<br>> ><br>> >ITGuy<br>> > Sales Manager<br>> > Schleese Saddlery Service Ltd.<br>> ><br>><br>------------------------------------------------<br><br>Now I have to find somebody who sells them here in North America. Anybody any ideas?