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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: TI !
* POWER : 30 mW (15dBm)
* RECIEVE SENSITIVITY : -78dBV
* DRIVERS URL :
* AVAILABLE NEW : Yes
* AVERAGE PRICE : $165 (promotional)
* VITALS LAST UPDATED : 22/08/2002
OFFICIAL DRIBBLE
The D-Link AirPlus [3] DWL-520+ PCI Adapter is an enhanced 802.11b
adapter featuring advanced silicon chip technology from Texas
Instruments. The DWL-520+ is fully compatible with the IEEE 802.11b
standard making it interoperable with all existing 802.11b compliant
devices. Now you can transfer files or communicate up to 20% faster
than previous 802.11b solutions, even when connected to a standard
802.11b network. When you’re connected to other D-Link AirPlus [4]
products, the performance is even greater — up to 22Mbps!
PICTURES
OPERATING SYSTEMS
LINUX
No support as yet, D-Link will release a Linux driver in first
quarter 2003 Dlink support [5]. Actually it looks,as if there will be
no Linux-Driver for quite some time, since Texas-Instruments doesn't
release the source-code for the acx100-Chipset
It seems they're not in a hurry...
In the web of DWL-650+ we are searching solutions to run this chip,
acx100 ...... see the DWL-650plus page
Well one thing to try on linux is the ACX100 [6] wireless network
driver project
WINDOWS
Drivers in the box.
FIRMWARE
MISC NOTES
Based on a TI chipset - acx100.
Supports proprietary 22 Mbit mode to other D-Link AirPlus [7]
equipment.
Pigtails available from Rojone, or they also come with the D-Link
external antenna kits.
Supports "256 bit" WEP [8].
Requires PCI 2.2 compliant slot. ?
On PCI 2.1 it works too.
1 Cool thing with this card is that you can remove the cover and pop
out a
mini-pci (Type III) for notebook applications minipci [9]
Links:
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[1] http://www.dlink.com.au/
[2] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?RPSMAConnector
[3] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?AirPlus
[4] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?AirPlus
[5] http://support.dlink.com
[6] http://acx100.sourceforge.net/
[7] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?AirPlus
[8] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?WEP
[9]
http://www.euro.dell.com/countries/eu/enu/gen/topics/vectors_1999-minipci.htm
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