PCI wireless card with win2k3 server?

Do you know any PCI wireless cards that work ok with windows 2003 server?
Is Service Pack 2 for windows 2003 required?
Please name some tested models - Any one from Linksys??

Thanks in advance!

On Fri, 4 May 2007 22:02:18 +0300, "NetMasker" <(E-Mail Removed)>
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>Do you know any PCI wireless cards that work ok with windows 2003 server?
>Is Service Pack 2 for windows 2003 required?
>Please name some tested models - Any one from Linksys??

A guaranteed alternative is to use a wireless Ethernet (client) bridge
connected to an Ethernet port. Buffalo makes a good one.

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On Fri, 4 May 2007 22:02:18 +0300, in alt.internet.wireless ,
"NetMasker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Do you know any PCI wireless cards that work ok with windows 2003 server?
>Is Service Pack 2 for windows 2003 required?
>Please name some tested models - Any one from Linksys??

Personally I'd steer clear of PCI wireless cards on servers - they're
going to end up at the back of the rack, surrounded by a shed load of
metal and with really poor reception. John's suggestion of an ethernet
client bridge is much more likely to work.

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Mark McIntyre

On Fri, 04 May 2007 23:12:59 +0100, Mark McIntyre wrote:

> On Fri, 4 May 2007 22:02:18 +0300, in alt.internet.wireless ,
> "NetMasker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>Do you know any PCI wireless cards that work ok with windows 2003 server?
>>Is Service Pack 2 for windows 2003 required?
>>Please name some tested models - Any one from Linksys??
>
> Personally I'd steer clear of PCI wireless cards on servers - they're
> going to end up at the back of the rack, surrounded by a shed load of
> metal and with really poor reception. John's suggestion of an ethernet
> client bridge is much more likely to work.

You get what you pay for. But a PCI card might be adequate for the
OP's purpose. Mine works well in the house (30 feet through 2 walls),
was much cheaper than a wireless ethernet bridge, and makes for a neater
installation. It picks up half a dozen neighbors, too.

I've had mine in three different tower cases with good results. The OP
didn't actually say what kind of a case he has. But if
there's any question about signal strength the bridge would
be preferred.

Sadly though I had my PCI card in a computer with 2003 Server, I never
tested it with that OS, so I can't answer the original question.

-- Joel

On Sat, 05 May 2007 05:53:33 -0000, in alt.internet.wireless , default
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Fri, 04 May 2007 23:12:59 +0100, Mark McIntyre wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 4 May 2007 22:02:18 +0300, in alt.internet.wireless ,
>> "NetMasker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>Do you know any PCI wireless cards that work ok with windows 2003 server?
>>>Is Service Pack 2 for windows 2003 required?
>>>Please name some tested models - Any one from Linksys??
>>
>> Personally I'd steer clear of PCI wireless cards on servers - they're
>> going to end up at the back of the rack, surrounded by a shed load of
>> metal and with really poor reception. John's suggestion of an ethernet
>> client bridge is much more likely to work.
>
>You get what you pay for. But a PCI card might be adequate for the
>OP's purpose. Mine works well in the house (30 feet through 2 walls),

I was assuming the OP was talking about a racked server - didn't occur
to me he might have meant a standalone desktop with server s/w
installed.
--
Mark McIntyre

I meant a standalone desktop with server s/w installed. No rack, no
production server. It is only for testing purposes and I want to connect it
to an AP.
So do you know any pci wireless cards with drivers that work with win2k3 ???


"Mark McIntyre" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 05 May 2007 05:53:33 -0000, in alt.internet.wireless , default
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 04 May 2007 23:12:59 +0100, Mark McIntyre wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 4 May 2007 22:02:18 +0300, in alt.internet.wireless ,
>>> "NetMasker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Do you know any PCI wireless cards that work ok with windows 2003
>>>>server?
>>>>Is Service Pack 2 for windows 2003 required?
>>>>Please name some tested models - Any one from Linksys??
>>>
>>> Personally I'd steer clear of PCI wireless cards on servers - they're
>>> going to end up at the back of the rack, surrounded by a shed load of
>>> metal and with really poor reception. John's suggestion of an ethernet
>>> client bridge is much more likely to work.
>>
>>You get what you pay for. But a PCI card might be adequate for the
>>OP's purpose. Mine works well in the house (30 feet through 2 walls),
>
> I was assuming the OP was talking about a racked server - didn't occur
> to me he might have meant a standalone desktop with server s/w
> installed.
> --
> Mark McIntyre

"NetMasker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:f22p81$igm$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I meant a standalone desktop with server s/w installed. No rack, no
>production server. It is only for testing purposes and I want to connect it
>to an AP.
> So do you know any pci wireless cards with drivers that work with win2k3
> ???
>

I would suspect that most of the general big-brand cards (DLink, Linksys)
would have no problem under W2k3.

I have a computer here running Win2k3 and it is using a DLink PCI
(DWL-AG530) 802.11a/gb card just fine...

In fact, when I installed the drivers (WinXP/2K), I seem to even recall the
installation giving a screen saying it was installing for Win2k3...