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| Wow, I am really sick of spending money on this thing. I think the reason my Orinoco card is not working is because it is the 32 bit version and not the 16 bit version. I never thought this would be such a freakin pain just to get wifi on this thing. Does anyone have any cards they want to sell that they know works with this thing?
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| I want to upgrade because the Remote desktop client in Windows CE 3.0 only supports 256 colors and the remote desktop connection looks terrible. From what I have read in various places the Remote desktop client in CE 4.X supports 16 million colors. Anyone know if this is true?
Also, I was able to use activesync through the IR port on the Airpanel 100 (yes it does have IR built in). This helped me install the drivers for my Cisco aironet 250 card. All is working fine except the screen looks terrible in 256 colors!
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| Sorry, scratch that. I used an aironet 350 card not an aironet 250 card |
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| Well it is true that you can do 16-bit color with RDC. I am not sure that you can utilize the IR port in CE 4.x
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| Speaking of 16-bit, why didn't you tell us before that your ORiNOCO is 32-bit (CardBus )? I coulda told ya that's the problem - CE 4.x .net doesn't support CardBus cards.  |
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| Hey Gonzo, can you post a link to the drivers you used to get the 350 going? I have one and can't get it working. I can't find the right drivers. |
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| Here is the link to the Aironet 350 drivers that I used (the file is ciscowince300v200.exe )
Cisco Aironet 350 driver (old)
This is an older version but when I tried to install the newer version it would not work correctly. I could not get these installed just by using the cab files. I had to use activesync through the IR port.
I have a laptop with IR support. I ensured that the laptop was set to watch for IR devices. I set the AP100 within an inch of the laptop (the IR port on the AP100 is next to the headphone jack ). went to start -> Programs -> communication -> IR sync. As soon as I did it linked perfectly. Of course I already downloaded activelsync from Microsoft and it was running in the system tray of the laptop.
Still looking for Wince version 4.1 or 4.2 if anyone knows where I can find it.
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| Bah... I don't have a laptop with IR and I'm running CE.NET 4.1 on the Airpanel. Figures.... I also went to your link just to see if I could try the cabs, but received a 403 access denied. I tried to sign up for an account to access the files and got an error. Can you prop the files on a fileshare that does not require a log in? http://folders.live.com would work as well as rapidshare, ovi.com and others...
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| Well, maybe I will try the dwl-650.... is there any model that won't work with this device? I noticed there is a plus model.
Quote CE Geek - 2009-02-21 11:22 PM
Speaking of 16-bit, why didn't you tell us before that your ORiNOCO is 32-bit (CardBus )? I coulda told ya that's the problem - CE 4.x .net doesn't support CardBus cards.
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| You'll never have this problem if you look only for the Lucent and Agere versions, which are all 16-bit (PCMCIA ). If there is a picture of the card in the auction listing, look for a gold band along the inserted edge. If the gold band is there, it's CardBus, so steer clear. If the gold band isn't there, it's PCMCIA and thus compatible. (QuagmireMan, I know you've already said you won't be searching further, but this info may still be helpful to others here. )  |
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The 650+ is a different chipset.
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| Quote QuagmireMan - 2009-02-21 1:14 AM
Quote kommie2000 - 2009-02-12 5:48 PM
I am running the CE Communicator version 4.1. I used the hacked booter mentioned earlier. I can email it if you need it.
I am able to scan for SSID's. It works to both access point and ad hoc networks. The Prism software allows you to create profiles for different networks too.
I used it on a trip to South Dakota this weekend and it worked well. I was doing ad hoc to the laptop under my drivers seat for remote desktop GPS stuff, and then I drove around the town to find open access points for internet access.
What do you mean hacked booter? Anyway you could get the file hosted and post a link here?
Someone on one of the other forums hacked the 4.1 booter so it would work with the Win CE 3.0 version of the Airpanel. Send me a PM with your email and I will send it to you. |
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| Quote Sean Riddle - 2009-02-21 3:46 AM
Kommie- I got a DWL-650 V.P1 off ebay for $10 shipped, but I'm having problems getting it to work in my airpanel 100. This one has WinCE V3.0 Build 126. I tried the Prism drivers 1.07.24.1025, 1.07.37.1095 and 1-04-03-0095, but none of them seem to work. 24.1025 installs w/o error, but when I insert the card and tell it to use prismnds.dll, the activity light comes on for a couple of seconds and then goes out. I can see PRISM1: and PRISMNDS1: listed in the network configuration, but if I try to run the Wireless Config Utility that got installed, it says "unable to connect to the wireless network card". System Properties does not show the card installed. If I eject it and put it back in, the activity light will come on for another couple of seconds and then go out. The other 2 Prism driver cabs that I tried gave the error "PRISMSTA.EXE performed and illegal operation".
Any ideas? Do I need to update to WinCE 4.0 or 4.1? I would like to use the airpanel for home automation, so I'd like to be able to hit the web and I'd love to get Remote Control working to transmit, but so far, nothing's happening under WinCE 3.0.
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My install was doing the light up and then go out thing when I first started working on it. Turns out all of the needed files were installing. You should also have a Prism entry in your control panel after installing the CAB file.
I would say do the upgrade to Win CE 4.1. The wireless support is much better than in 3. I can attest that the V.P1 card does work in 4.1.
I tried the RCII the other day and it would not transmit for me either. I'm hoping that when RedGear is updated in April that we can use Pocket PC software for remote control. I don't know what they killed in CE 4.1 but it does mess up the IR port. |
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| Quote Gonzo - 2009-02-21 6:27 PM
Wow.. After many days and alot of help from all of you, I finally got my airpanel 100 up and running and able to contect to my XP pro machine. My airpanel is running CE 3.0. I clicked on the link above to see if the firmware upgrade to CE 4.1 was available and I don't see it. Does anyone know where I can get the upgrade?
Thanks for the help.
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| Quote Gonzo - 2009-02-21 8:47 PM
I want to upgrade because the Remote desktop client in Windows CE 3.0 only supports 256 colors and the remote desktop connection looks terrible. From what I have read in various places the Remote desktop client in CE 4.X supports 16 million colors. Anyone know if this is true?
Also, I was able to use activesync through the IR port on the Airpanel 100 (yes it does have IR built in). This helped me install the drivers for my Cisco aironet 250 card. All is working fine except the screen looks terrible in 256 colors!
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CE 4.1 does support 16 million colors, but at the expense of speed. I tried it with Streets and Trips 2007 from my laptop and it just wasn't fast enough. Running in 256 colors worked better and really didn't look that bad.
One word of warning, you will lose the IR syncing when you upgrade to 4.1. |
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