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PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) is the standard expansion
slots in your desktop PC.
There are several ways to install a wireless NIC into a desktop
machine with a PCI slow - one is to purchase one of the PCI network
cards and plug it straight in, another is to purchase a PCMCIA [2]
cradle that goes in a PCI slot and then buy a PCMCIA [3] NIC, and
finally you could forget about PCMCIA [4] entirely and buy a USB [5]
NIC (which has the advantage that you can run a (cheaper) long USB
cable and a much shorter antenna cable).
One thing to be aware of is that some NICs require a PCI 2.2
complaint motherboard. Most PCI motherboards are, but some very early
ones are not. Check your manual before buying!
The Mini PCI [6] specification exists for compact devices such as
notebooks.
Links:
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[1] http://www.pcisig.com/specifications/conventional
[2] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?PCMCIA
[3] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?PCMCIA
[4] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?PCMCIA
[5] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?USB
[6] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?MiniPCI
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