ISA to PCMCIA ?

[Brooks Davis]

On Sat, Sep 04, 2004 at 12:24:25AM +0100, Aidan Saunders wrote:
> I've got an old 486 box with only ISA slots.  I'm looking at getting
> an ISA to PCMCIA card and using a wireless PCMCIA card to build a
> wireless access point.
> 
> Does anyone have a ISA to PCMCIA card running under FreeBSD?  If so,
> I'd love to hear what hardware you are using.  Otherwise, what are the
> chances of this working?  I didn't find anything relevant in the
> hardware compatibility guide.
> 
> Also, assuming ISA to PCMCIA works, a PCMCIA to USB card is of
> interest.  Again, any experiences of such or views on the likelihood
> of this working?

They exist, I don't know if any are supported at this point.  It's worth
noting that in a quick search on froogle, I didn't find any that came
in under 200% of the cost of an 802.11g access point at Frys.

-- Brooks

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