VisorCentral.com - Seeking Plain Old LAN Adapter?

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Posted by RSTORM on 01-31-2002 10:48 PM:

Seeking Plain Old LAN Adapter?

I have searchhed Hi and Low. I have seen the cradle and the Xircom Wireless unit. But is not just a plain old, cat5 springboard ethernet adapater out there - one that uses a wire and tcpip so I could do such things as a network hotsync and access the internet over our corp. DSL line?

Thanks

RS

Posted by MarkEagle on 02-01-2002 12:06 AM:

Re: Seeking Plain Old LAN Adapter?

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Originally posted by RSTORM
just a plain old, cat5 springboard ethernet adapater

You won't find one...

Xircom had announced one and then scrubbed it. Other than the Portsmith Cradle, there is no wired lan option for the Visor. I guess everyone (developers) figured tying the Visor to a wire was impractical... but I'd bet there's at least a few hundred members here who could use one right now (waving my hand!).

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Posted by RSTORM on 02-01-2002 12:22 AM:

I was beginning to figure as much. That is too bad, since there is already an IP stack in the OS and a network hotsync option on the desktop. The cradle looks like it is designed to be used as a hotsync station, and the wireless unit, though certainly capable, is a bit $pendy (not to mention I'd need a wireless base station). I guess the thinking is that if you are near a LAN you are near a PC and have other options. I have a multipoint VPN and was going to use it to sync my visor in seattle with my PC in alaska...

Thanks for the information. Maybe I'll include that capability into my not-yet patented 32MB memory upgrade module with integrated modem and voice recorder. Oh that'll be the day.

Cheers,

Storm

Posted by MarkEagle on 02-01-2002 02:18 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by RSTORM
Maybe I'll include that capability into my not-yet patented 32MB memory upgrade module with integrated modem and voice recorder.

While you're at it, why not toss in MP3 capabilities, some IR remote functions (maybe some RF for my X10 devices), and a printer module. Oh, and don't forget cellular... GSM, CDMA, CDPD, and regular hard-wired analog, too!

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Posted by RSTORM on 02-01-2002 02:43 AM:

I better get to work on the external battery pack...

Posted by tucson_sailors on 02-01-2002 07:24 PM:

Wired Ethernet on Palms

Storm -

I don't know about the new Palms or Sony, but the TRGPRO and Handera 330 support CF ethernet cards both wired and wireless.

You can also get good prices from them occasionally on rebuilt units. Home web page for them (no, I don't work for them - although my parents own *two* of them now...)

www.handera.com

Cheers!

Tucson Sailors
(still cursing Xircom for dropping the wired springport)

Posted by kcomer on 02-04-2002 08:47 PM:

Wireless too expensive for SURE

quote:
Originally posted by RSTORM
and the wireless unit, though certainly capable, is a bit $pendy (not to mention I'd need a wireless base station).

I have the wireless network at home...but it rubs me the wrong way to pay $299 (actually buy.com has the XirCom Sprintport for $228) for something that connects to to a device that only cost me $169! (Linksys Wireless AP + 4 port Router). The Wireless NIC for my laptop only cost $79...so why does something that's just a different SHAPE have to cost so much more?

Any chance one of those Ethernet CF cards would go into the MEMPLUG and someone would be able to write software to make it work? I'm new to this whole Palm OS thing so I have no idea!

Posted by MarkEagle on 02-04-2002 10:12 PM:

Re: Wireless too expensive for SURE

quote:
Originally posted by kcomer
Any chance one of those Ethernet CF cards would go into the MEMPLUG and someone would be able to write software to make it work?

No can do... the Springboard interface is missing some key signals that prevent it from interfacing with existing CF peripherals. Not to mention the lack of software drivers...

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