> Micro Center they had a pile of old ISA wireless network cards back on 
> the discount/stuff that got returned table thingy. Was like $80, so 
> they're not that cheap, but if these are the kind you can get serious 
> range with, it'd probably be worth it...
> 
> They were some brand other, I didn't write down the brand. So I dunno if 
> they're Linux compatable or not. If not then they're kinda worthless to 
> us...
> 
> Anyway, someone who's interested in such a thing, have at it and report 
> back to us. ;) (Actually, I think I may take another look myself...)

They were zoomair 4000 cards. All were pcmcia cards, but some were also
packaged with an ISA - PCMCIA adapter.

They are 802.11 cards at 2mbit/sec. I have a bunch of these. They are
supported under linux, but not really very well under 2.4 kernel
(www.linux-wlan.com). Rather than working on a patch, we decided to
experiment with the 802.11b, 11mbit/s cards (WiFi). These are not only
much better supported, but also faster and not so expensive -- ~$110.

Get one with an antenna plug. However note that the antenna plug is NOT
standardized.  E.g., look at the lucent orinoco silver cards.

Andy


Andy