Buffalo G54 PCMCIA Blown?

Have I toasted my wireless Buffalo PCMCIA Card.
Was working OK, downloaded some up to date drivers and now when running
IPConfig /all it says that the media is diconnected?

I did reconnect it when the laptop was switched on, I thought PCMCIA Cards
where hot swappable?

Surely though if it was blown it wouldn't show up in IPConfig?

The power lght on the card is on but the Data activity light is not showing?

I also updated the Buffalo Client from 2.0 to 2.1?

Oops

I went back to the CD that came with the Card and re-installed the old
driver and hey presto the card fired back into life, all I can assume is
that I installed the wrong driver.
is Windows XP Windows 9x or 2000 based?

Anyone know where I can find the optimum settings for the advamced tab in
the cards properties?

"Skavenger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:dns76a$ief$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Have I toasted my wireless Buffalo PCMCIA Card.
> Was working OK, downloaded some up to date drivers and now when running
> IPConfig /all it says that the media is diconnected?
>
> I did reconnect it when the laptop was switched on, I thought PCMCIA Cards
> where hot swappable?
>
> Surely though if it was blown it wouldn't show up in IPConfig?
>
> The power lght on the card is on but the Data activity light is not
> showing?
>
> I also updated the Buffalo Client from 2.0 to 2.1?
>
>
>
>

On Thu, 15 Dec 2005 19:11:00 +0000 (UTC), "Skavenger"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Oops
>
>I went back to the CD that came with the Card and re-installed the old
>driver and hey presto the card fired back into life, all I can assume is
>that I installed the wrong driver.
>is Windows XP Windows 9x or 2000 based?

XP is based on Windoze 2000 which is based on Windoze NT.
Windoze ME is a fixed version of Windoze 98SE which fixed some
problems in Windoze 98, which repaired Windoze 95, which is based on
Windoze 3.1, which is built on MSDOS, which was stolen from CP/M-80.

There's a big difference between XP and W2K versus Windoze NT.
Microsoft tried to rewrite the drivers for NT using a different system
than the previous Windoze 95/98/ME. However, there were 10 times as
many drivers available for 95/98/ME than for NT. So, with Windoze
2000 and later XP, they want back to the 95/98/ME standard. In
general, XP and W2K drivers are very similar to 95/98/ME but
unfortunately, not interchangeable.

>Anyone know where I can find the optimum settings for the advamced tab in
>the cards properties?

Probably the defaults. Is there a reset to defaults button?
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The properties panel I am reffering to is accessed by right clicking on the
Wirless Network connection in Network connections and clicking
properties/configure/advanced.
This advanced tab is only available when logging into an account with admin
priviliages.
There is no default button.

It allows you to configure things like:
Afterburner
Antenna Diversity
AP Compatability
Bluetooth Collaberation
IBSS 54g(tm) Mode

and loads more.


"Jeff Liebermann" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Thu, 15 Dec 2005 19:11:00 +0000 (UTC), "Skavenger"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>Oops
>>
>>I went back to the CD that came with the Card and re-installed the old
>>driver and hey presto the card fired back into life, all I can assume is
>>that I installed the wrong driver.
>>is Windows XP Windows 9x or 2000 based?
>
> XP is based on Windoze 2000 which is based on Windoze NT.
> Windoze ME is a fixed version of Windoze 98SE which fixed some
> problems in Windoze 98, which repaired Windoze 95, which is based on
> Windoze 3.1, which is built on MSDOS, which was stolen from CP/M-80.
>
> There's a big difference between XP and W2K versus Windoze NT.
> Microsoft tried to rewrite the drivers for NT using a different system
> than the previous Windoze 95/98/ME. However, there were 10 times as
> many drivers available for 95/98/ME than for NT. So, with Windoze
> 2000 and later XP, they want back to the 95/98/ME standard. In
> general, XP and W2K drivers are very similar to 95/98/ME but
> unfortunately, not interchangeable.
>
>>Anyone know where I can find the optimum settings for the advamced tab in
>>the cards properties?
>
> Probably the defaults. Is there a reset to defaults button?
> --
> Jeff Liebermann (E-Mail Removed)
> 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
> Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
> Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

On Thu, 15 Dec 2005 21:41:45 +0000 (UTC), "Skavenger"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>The properties panel I am reffering to is accessed by right clicking on the
>Wirless Network connection in Network connections and clicking
>properties/configure/advanced.
>This advanced tab is only available when logging into an account with admin
>priviliages.
>There is no default button.
>
>It allows you to configure things like:
>Afterburner
>Antenna Diversity
>AP Compatability
>Bluetooth Collaberation
>IBSS 54g(tm) Mode
>
>and loads more.

This one?
http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Review...D-WLICBG54.php

I can't find any starting settings for the card with Google. I
suggest you install the driver and card on a different machine,
scribble down the default settings, and transfer the settings to your
setup. It might be possible to find someone that has the same card
that can supply the settings. Of course, you could call Buffalo for
help.
http://www.buffalotech.com/support/contact.php
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Jeff Liebermann (E-Mail Removed)
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558