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A short adaptor cable that connects from the small "non-standard" socket on the end of a [PCMCIA] wireless card, [ISA] or [PCI] (internal) wireless card, [AccessPoint access point], or other [WLAN] devices, to a connector suitable for 2.4GHz-capable [CoaxialCable Coaxial Cable].

Depending on the style of pigtail you require to connect to your wireless device, one end is normally an [NConnector N-Connector], used to connect either directly to your antenna, or to your [FeedLine feed line], while at the other end is the connector suitable for your wireless device.

Pigtails normally cost anywhere from $30-$60, depending on the quality and complexity of the pigtail. Excellent pigtails are offered by (http://www.alphalink.com.au/~vak/pigtails/ Vaskos).

What connector is used to connect to your wireless device normally only depends on the brand used. Here's a list of the commonly found pigtails, and what devices they relate to, although it is recommended you read your device's specifications carefully before purchasing one:

* '''[RPSMAConnector Reverse-Polarity SMA Connectors]''' - Quite possibly the most common connector used on wireless devices these days. It is found on (http://www.dlink.com.au/ D-Link), (http://www.linksys.com/ Linksys) (WMP11), and (http://www.alloy.com.au/ Alloy) cards, amongst many others.

* '''[RTSMAConnector Reverse-Thread SMA Connectors]''' - Found on (http://www.compaq.com/ Compaq) [WL200] cards.

* '''[ShroudedSMAConnector Shrouded SMA Connectors]''' - Commonly found on Breezecom/(http://www.alvarion.com/ Alvarion) equipment.

* '''[QMAConnector QMA Connectors]''' - Found on very cheap [PCMCIA] [WLAN] cards which are unavailable in the USA (and quite possibly in Australia too).

* '''[RPTNCConnector Reverse-Polarity TNC Connectors]''' - Found on (http://www.linksys.com/ Linksys) (WAP11) and (http://www.cisco.com/ Cisco) [AccessPoint access points].

* '''[BNCConnector BNC Connectors]''' - Found on older OEM [ISA] [802.11] cards, and other non-802.11 cards.

* '''[RPBNCConnector Reverse-Polarity BNC Connectors]''' - Found on (http://www.intel.com/ Intel) [AccessPoint access points].

* '''[MCCardConnector Lucent MC-Card Connectors]''' - These very tiny connectors are designed especially for [PCMCIA PCMCIA/PC Card] cards. They're found on Lucent, (http://www.orinocowireless.com/ ORiNOCO), (http://www.avaya-apac.com/ Avaya), (http://www.ibm.com/ IBM), (http://www.enterasys.com/ Enterasys) and (http://www.compaq.com/ Compaq) WL110 cards.

* '''[MMCXConnector MMCX Connectors]''' - Found especially on small devices, such as [PCMCIA PCMCIA/PC Card] devices for laptops. [MMCXConnector MMCX] are often found on (http://www.proxim.com/ Proxim), (http://www.cisco.com/ Cisco) Aironet, (http://www.symbol.com/ Symbol) and (http://www.zcomax.com/ Zcomax) cards.

* '''[RPMMCXConnector Reverse-Polarity MMCX Connectors]''' - Found on (http://www.proxim.com/ Proxim) Harmony cards, and (http://www.teletronics.com/ Teletonics) cards.

* '''[MCXConnector MCX Connectors]'''