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D-LINK DWL-520 PCI WIRELESS NETWORKING CARD
VITALS
* MANUFACTURER : D-Link [1]
* MODEL : DWL-520
* TYPE : PCI wireless NIC
* EXTERNAL ANTENNA JACK: Reverse polarity SMA [2]
* CHIPSET: Intersil Prism 2.5
* POWER : 30 mW (15dBm)
* RECIEVE SENSITIVITY : -80dBm
* DRIVERS URL :
* AVAILABLE NEW : Yes
* AVERAGE PRICE : $180
* VITALS LAST UPDATED : 15/8/2002
OFFICIAL DRIBBLE
PICTURES
The 520 image [3] has gone from the site, this is the 520+
OPERATING SYSTEMS
LINUX
* The wlan-ng [4] PCI driver supports this card.
* HostAP [5] drivers also works to some extent
* Also some success with the orinoco_pci
WINDOWS
Drivers in the box.
FIRMWARE
MISC NOTES
Requires a PCI 2.2 or better slot, so may not work with some early
PCI motherboards (check your manual before purchase).
Rojone [6] can make up a pigtail for you, or you can get a pigtail by
ordering an external antenna kit from D-Link.
The DWL-520+ [7] has just been released and looks like a much better
card for a similar price, but no Linux drivers for it as yet (D-Link
promises December or so).
You may like to consider the DWL-500 [8] which is a DWL-650 [9]
PCMCIA card with a PCI Carrier. The specifications of the 650 are
better however there is no external antenna connector (ie would need
to be 'hacked').
Links:
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[1] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?D-Link
[2] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?RPSMAConnector
[3] http://www.dlink.com.au/products/wireless/dwl520/dwl-520.jpg
[4] http://linux-wlan.org
[5] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?HostAP
[6] http://www.rojone.com.au
[7] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?D-Link
[8] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?D-Link
[9] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?D-Link
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