09-16-2004, 01:00 PM
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Socket Updates WLAN Drivers For Pocket PC
http://www.socketcom.com/about/press/read.asp?ID=139
"Socket Communications, Inc., the Mobile Connection� Company, today announced its WLAN Tools Mobile Edition software for its Low Power CompactFlash and SDIO Wireless LAN cards for Pocket PCs. The software provides a new easy-to-use Graphical User Interface (GUI) with advanced network monitoring capabilities for Microsoft�s Windows Mobile operating system as well as support for WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) and WPA-PSK (Pre-shared) security. WPA offers enterprise-class security � an industry standard instituted by the Wi-Fi Alliance � that combines strong encryption, message integrity checking (called �Michael�), and 802.1x authentication."
Unfortunately, they don't have the new drives and UI for their original CF WiFi card, which is, of course, the one I have. Maybe they are just late with that one. Drivers for the newer thin CF WiFi card and the SDIO WiFi card are available for download now.
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09-16-2004, 01:17 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jun 2004
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Hmmm, Socket, SanDisk, i-Mate, they all create SDIO WiFi cards. I suppose this means they create it in the same factory, meaning they will have the same hardware. So, my question is, will this work on a SanDisk SDIO WiFi?
Greetings,
Derek
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09-16-2004, 01:21 PM
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I have Socket SD WLAN card. I install this drivers on my XDA II and system is slowly... 
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09-16-2004, 01:40 PM
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Pupil
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original CF card
why won't socket provide some "legacy" support for the older CF card? the new one came out weeks after I bought the original one and now I get no support!
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09-16-2004, 04:21 PM
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Thinker
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Looks like some interesting reporting, but I have never been very impressed with Socket's software. RE: lack of support for older cards, that's the Socket way! But they do offer partial trade-in toward a newer model! :wink:
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09-16-2004, 04:57 PM
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Pupil
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Originally Posted by Mike Donatello
Looks like some interesting reporting, but I have never been very impressed with Socket's software. RE: lack of support for older cards, that's the Socket way! But they do offer partial trade-in toward a newer model! :wink:
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I couldn't find any information about a trade-up...can anyone point me at the right page for that?
Lee
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09-16-2004, 05:31 PM
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Thinker
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I did not find a page either. But if you write to Socket support and complain a lot, they will usually offer you a 50% discount on the new version if you trade in your old one. It's worked for me before...
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Originally Posted by Mike Donatello
Looks like some interesting reporting, but I have never been very impressed with Socket's software. RE: lack of support for older cards, that's the Socket way! But they do offer partial trade-in toward a newer model! :wink:
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I couldn't find any information about a trade-up...can anyone point me at the right page for that?
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09-16-2004, 09:30 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
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Has anyone tried the driver for the newer model card with an older model? I'm about to do a backup and then test this, just for the heck of it, but wondered if it's been tested and failed.
I have tested just about every card driver set out there, with either my SparkLAN CF or Symbol CF wi-fi cards. Why? Because the recommended software for both really really sucks. Connections drop all the time, especially with the Symbol LA-4137 card, which is identical hardware to the Socket older model. In trying various versions from the Symbol site I found that they all work, sort of, failing in various interesting ways to completely satisfy. So I recently tried the newest driver from Socket, about 2 weeks ago. Turns out the same interface, identical look and tools, but it was missing one dialogue. Probably just an older version of one of the Symbol softwares.
So yeah, I'll go ahead and run a Sprite Backup and then try this thing out, see if it'll install at all and if it does, just how well it works. Get back to this thread later with my results.
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09-16-2004, 11:10 PM
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Nope, didn't work. Figured as much, but had to try. The interface is very nicely done. Tons of new features. Even the Help page was sweet, with lots of diagrams and explanations for all sorts of configurations and problems. Too bad it won't work for the older card... And I really doubt that they'll put out a version for the older hardware, as they call it "end of life" on their site.
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09-16-2004, 11:45 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
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Originally Posted by st.tom
I have Socket SD WLAN card. I install this drivers on my XDA II and system is slowly... |
Same here, painfully slow and mp3 streaming is barely possible, uninstalled and back with the old Pegasus driver.
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