Asus Proprietary Wi-Fi Slot card, Where to find?

F

FeMaster

Can anybody tell me where to find Asus's Wi-Fi card that fits their
proprietary slot? Also, was there EVER a "G" (802.11g) card produced that
fit this slot? I know the "B" card was produced, because a number of
motherboards came with the card.

I've search high and low, and thought that I had found one (the "G" version)
on NewEgg, however once the unit arrived, it was just the standard PCI card
with the remote mount antenna. I was rather disappointed as I was assured
by both the item description and Customer Service that the card I was
ordering fit the Asus Wi-Fi slot and was most certainly NOT the PCI version.

If anybody has a motherboard that came with this card, or even someone who
has purchased one in the past, I would appreciate it if you could pass along
a part number to me so I can search the 'net with that. It would certainly
make finding a unit that much easier... If you know where I can buy one,
that would be better yet!

I email Asus 5-days ago inquiring about these cards, however, I have yet to
receive a response from them, which, based upon posts here, seems typical.

Thanks for any help!
 
S

sticksen

I have a P4C800 e-deluxe with one of the original Asus WiFi-B Cards. I
believe, there are not any "G" Versions. The "G" stands for 54 MB/s
bandwith.
The "b" Version with 11 MB/s ist more than enough! No DSL Net servs 11 MB/s.
My DSL 2000 delivers just 2 MB/s and that is
very fast indeed!
The run on the "G" ist bullshit! Only a router for dozends of pc's need more
than 11 MB. A single pc does not need more!!!! Look at my system.
I found the card at ebay! Search for "Wifi" and "Asus". I founded a lot of
cards. I payed 10 Euros at it works very fine! The extern antenna is very
handling. With this you can force a better bandwith by trying different
places for the antenna. No fixed antenna can do this!

Good luck

sticksen
 
P

Paul

"FeMaster" <FeMaster @ hotmail . said:
Can anybody tell me where to find Asus's Wi-Fi card that fits their
proprietary slot? Also, was there EVER a "G" (802.11g) card produced that
fit this slot? I know the "B" card was produced, because a number of
motherboards came with the card.

I've search high and low, and thought that I had found one (the "G" version)
on NewEgg, however once the unit arrived, it was just the standard PCI card
with the remote mount antenna. I was rather disappointed as I was assured
by both the item description and Customer Service that the card I was
ordering fit the Asus Wi-Fi slot and was most certainly NOT the PCI version.

If anybody has a motherboard that came with this card, or even someone who
has purchased one in the past, I would appreciate it if you could pass along
a part number to me so I can search the 'net with that. It would certainly
make finding a unit that much easier... If you know where I can buy one,
that would be better yet!

I email Asus 5-days ago inquiring about these cards, however, I have yet to
receive a response from them, which, based upon posts here, seems typical.

Thanks for any help!
Click to expand...

You don't mention which motherboard this is for, but in a couple
of manuals I checked here, it says:

"The PCI 5 slot and the WiFi slot can not be used at the same time"

If the PCI one you bought works, why not keep it ?

Also, I've seen a version that interfaces to a USB connector.
While the antenna would suck on a thing like that, this avoids
using any slots at all.

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=33-320-107&DEPA=0

Paul
 
F

FeMaster

Paul said:
You don't mention which motherboard this is for, but in a couple
of manuals I checked here, it says:

"The PCI 5 slot and the WiFi slot can not be used at the same time"

If the PCI one you bought works, why not keep it ?
Click to expand...

Oops, thought I did... It's and Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe...

Unfortunately, it's already been sent back... I may end up ordering the
same one again... Won't be as bad this time, the price has come down some,
and they refunded the cost of shipping as well, so I will actually make out
on the deal if that's what I decide to go with...

I'd still prefer to find the Proprietary card if I can though... It's seems
to be a cheaper route than the PCI card based upon the auction pricings when
I did an eBay search. Unfortunately, no WiFi-G cards that I can see... I
REALLY wish Asus would answer their support emails!
 
F

FeMaster

Looks pretty good and a decent price. Unfortunately, only ships to Germany,
and I'm in the US. Can't read the auction worth a darn either... :)
 
K

Ken'

Do a Google search for Asus® WL-138g Wireless Lan PCI adapter , I found 9
sites in the US that have them.
Ken'
 
T

tlai909

This is a PCI card.

I thought you guys were after a card that fits in the proprietry slot?

Is this another Asus orphan?

T.
 
B

Beemer Biker

This is a PCI card.

I thought you guys were after a card that fits in the proprietry slot?

Is this another Asus orphan?

T.
Click to expand...

I bought the ASUS pci version with the external antenna from newegg for
about $30 USD. It is excellent and I recommend it. I put it on my kid's
virii laden computer and took him off our home lan. He has his choice of 3
open wireless systems in our neighborhood. Previously, my thinkpad could
only find one open wireless, but with that external antenna he has a bigger
range. Lag time for the rest of my kids improved considerably.


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