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DWL-520
D-Link DWL-520 PCI Wireless networking card
Vitals
- Manufacturer : D-Link
- Model : DWL-520
- Type : PCI wireless NIC
- External Antenna Jack: Reverse polarity SMA
- Chipset: Intersil Prism 2.5
- Power : 30 mW (15dBm)
- Recieve Sensitivity : -80dBm
- Drivers URL :
- Available New : Yes
- Average Price : $180
- Vitals last updated : 15/8/2002
Official Dribble
Pictures
The
520 image has gone from the site, this is the 520+ 
Operating Systems
Linux
- The
wlan-ng PCI driver supports this card. - HostAP drivers also works to some extent
- Also some success with the orinoco_pci
Windows
Drivers in the box.Firmware
Misc Notes
Requires a PCI 2.2 or better slot, so may not work with some early PCI motherboards (check your manual before purchase).
Rojone can make up a pigtail for you, or you can get a pigtail by ordering an external antenna kit from D-Link.The DWL-520+ has just been released and looks like a much better card for a similar price, but no Linux drivers for it as yet (D-Link promises December or so).
You may like to consider the DWL-500 which is a DWL-650 PCMCIA card with a PCI Carrier. The specifications of the 650 are better however there is no external antenna connector (ie would need to be 'hacked').
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