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XDA II with Sandisk SD Wifi transfer rate

Sandisk SD wi-fi card is quite easy to be installed on my xda II. However, I can only connect to my buffalo G54 access point (802.11b/g) with only 1Mb/s (shown in the wi-fi network status) even 1 feet away from the access point
Supposingly, it can have 11Mb/s????
Do I need to set my XDA II or my access point

I have the XDA II and sandisk WiFi, it connects at 11, but the SDIO throughput is not even 256kbs so why bother about it connecting at 1Mb??

It's very slow on mine too.

Wifi from SanDisk ?
Lucky guy . Whe did you buy SD Wifi card ? I cannot buy it in my country .

Re: Wifi from SanDisk ?
istanek said:
Lucky guy . Whe did you buy SD Wifi card ? I cannot buy it in my country .
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You can get them on eBay, from the US or Honk Kong.
checkout www.ebay.co.uk or your countries equivalent, one seller I know is BlueProton1

Re: Wifi from SanDisk ?
istanek said:
Lucky guy . Whe did you buy SD Wifi card ? I cannot buy it in my country .
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http://www.expansys.com

Sandisk SD WiFi Card
www.eCost.com has them for US$95. Most electronic web sites will have this, i.e. MobilePlanet.com.
Sandisk is due to release a new SD WiFi+128M card in 1Q04. WiFi and a bit a memory in the SDIO slot.

Having a mare getting the SanDisk to work... Please help
Hi,
It looks like a few of you have managed to get the SanDisk to work in your XDA2...
I'm trying to get mine to work in the following configuration:
Peer to Peer Wireless Lan
Laptop running Win2k Server
Wireless PC Card - Belkin 54g
Fixed IP Address on both Laptop and XDA
I can see the network name on the SanDisk Configuration, so it has found the laptops network, but I can't ping from the SanDisk utility nor generate any activity. The ping returns not found... 100% packet loss.
It isn't trying to go out over GPRS, so I'm happy with the network setup, I think.. :?
Any help or guidance would be appreciated...
Thanks
Richard

Re: Having a mare getting the SanDisk to work... Please help
Ibertek said:
Hi,
It looks like a few of you have managed to get the SanDisk to work in your XDA2...
I'm trying to get mine to work in the following configuration:
Peer to Peer Wireless Lan
Laptop running Win2k Server
Wireless PC Card - Belkin 54g
Fixed IP Address on both Laptop and XDA
I can see the network name on the SanDisk Configuration, so it has found the laptops network, but I can't ping from the SanDisk utility nor generate any activity. The ping returns not found... 100% packet loss.
It isn't trying to go out over GPRS, so I'm happy with the network setup, I think.. :?
Any help or guidance would be appreciated...
Thanks
Richard
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Has anyone heard about a problem the SanDisk SD WiFi card has, on XDA2, connecting to a combo 802.11b/g router? Don't know if it's on the router end or SanDisk end? Apparently, if it's only a 802.11b router, there's not a problem.
I'm ready to get a home wireless router in the next couple of weeks and am trying to decide whether a 802.11b/g combo or just a 802.11b
Thanks

SanDisk WiFi performance
plandregan,
where did you get figures on the sandisk wi-fi performance? did you measure it somehow? if yes - please kindly point me to the tool (I wish I had `ttcp' for PPC2003, but did not find any). I was trying to use xda-ii as wireless mp3 player and failed - all mp3s do 'click' as if there was not enough bandwidth.
plandregan said:
I have the XDA II and sandisk WiFi, it connects at 11, but the SDIO throughput is not even 256kbs so why bother about it connecting at 1Mb??
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Sandisk SD Wi-fi Not playing ball!

Having just installed a wi-fi network in my house I though (bad idea) I'd buy myself a wi-fi card for my XDA II. Everything works fine, except fo course, the XDA side of things.
Ok, heres what I've done / got.
I have a Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router which connects three PC's with no problems at all, in fact I would recommend it for it's ease of set-up. Got my wi-fi SD card thingy sticking out top of XDA II and it said all things I expected it to say, connecting to linksys using Work all the normal stuff. Now, heres the bit I hate, if I go into connections | Network Cards... To the Configure Wireless Networks bit, it says `Linksys... Available, great I though! Told it to connect and it says `connecting` then back to `available`!!!! The bloody light in the wi-fi card just sits thre blinking at me!
I've managed to connect twice, don't know how I did it, but if I disconnect, that's it, won't reconnect for love na money.
Any help would be really appreicated.
Thanks in advance.

i get the same problem at times - try taking the card out and reinserting

Tried that, and lots of warm reboots, two hard resets... I'm writing this on the xda, but it's only luck that it's connected!

I guess i get the same problem but less often it gets fixed more frequently. Do tell me about settings and your ROM version. Let me see if there is something obviously different that I am doing.

I had est Drivers
I had similar problems until I upgraded to the latest software – it was better but still not the best, I find it slightly more reliable if I switch the radio off before ejecting the card.

faisal said:
I guess i get the same problem but less often it gets fixed more frequently. Do tell me about settings and your ROM version. Let me see if there is something obviously different that I am doing.
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Ok, I'm connected! Here goes...
Rom 01.03.00. USA
Radio 01.05.12'
as for settings well, most are blank when i would expect something like work or internet, wep is enabled and err, thats about it. No vpn, no proxy and mostly no connection!

Interestingly i had great difficulty installing the SanDisk software when I had your version. I upgraded using the version at clubimate.com and that problem got fixed. In your case however, you are not having any installation difficulties (and clubimate wont accept your imei unless your phone was bought in the UAE/gulf region.
In my case, the proxy is set, and the card is supposed to connect automaticall to "all available". WEP is off.
Is the signal strong enough? Perhaps you are at the edge of the coverage and that explains the intermittent nature of things?
I am not sure if this helps but let me know and I will try to see how else your problem can be solved.

The signal must be strong, I've tried it within an inch of my access point! I have tried to connect in starbucks and the lobby of a hotel I know has a hot-spot, flashing is all I get! I can see the network's they appear as 'available' but that's all. I haven't been able to connect to my home network since yesterday!!!
I could get violent, and I thought bluetooth was a pain!

I got the same problems until I've updated the drivers for the SD WiFi from Sandisk.
It's still not plug&Play as I thought it to be but much better. If does not work just when I plug in the card a soft reset ill do.
The latest version is from Oct. 2003 I think

802.11b/g Bug??
MartinHSabag said:
I got the same problems until I've updated the drivers for the SD WiFi from Sandisk.
It's still not plug&Play as I thought it to be but much better. If does not work just when I plug in the card a soft reset ill do.
The latest version is from Oct. 2003 I think
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I read somewhere that SanDisk SD WiFi card would connect reliably to a 802.11b router but the combo 802.11b/g router created problems. SanDisk was talking of needing an asic change??
Anyone confirm this as I just got a SanDisk SD WiFi card for my XDA2 and am now researching whether to get a 802.11b or 802.11g wireless router at home.

I have the G router from Linksys, but I get the same problems at a friend's house and he has the B one....

Latest SanDisk SD WiFi Card Drivers
Just checking ...
The latest SD WM2003 driver, V60 (Oct/03) at their website contains the following:
Network Driver
- V3.00.04.02.0030 dated Sep.8, 2003
Config Utility:
- V3.00.04.2.0060
NIC Firmware
- V1.07.06.00
Is this considered the latest SanDisk SD WiFi drivers to you all?

D-Link DI-624 802.11g High-Speed Wireless Router
I'm thinking of getting this router and it's wireless pc card (DWL-G650) for my laptop.
Anybody had success/failures with the XDA2 SanDisk SD WiFi card connecting to this router?

Yep, that's the latest version.
I'm using it with no major problems except what I've described above.

Just a quick update.
I don't know what happened but since I've installed pocketWiNc the SanDisk Wi-Fi SD is just a brill ! :lol:
I just pop it in and within 3-4 seconds I'm online.
Could it be that that SW manages the card better ?
Touch wood anyway....

cshields
I have a Buffalo router (b and g combo). the sandisk card connects with occaisonal exceptions.

Here's the Scoop on D-Link Router & SanDisk SD WiFi
Well I just rx'd all the components for my home wireless network:
1) D-Link DI-624 Super G Router
2) D-Link DWL-G650 Super G Cardbus Adapter
3) SanDisk SD WiFi card for my XDA2
Got some interesting stuff to share with ya'll.
The SanDisk WiFi would not connect to the router. After talking with SanDisk tech support, they state they only support connections to 802.11b routers and not 802.11b/g routers. I was ready to return the D-Link router. I called D-Link tech support shoping to find out if I could disable the g and only run b (802.11). No way. A 2nd D-Link tech called me 10 min later and had a solution. Update the router firmware from 2.25 driver to the latest version 2.28 and then disable the Super G mode. Voila! SanDisk WiFi connects without a problem at 801.11b (11MB/s). The laptop connects to the router at 802.11g (54MB/s). Cool.
I'm using 64-bit WEP hex encryption. Using www.texan.net/speed.htm I get ~420Kbps (50K bytes/sec). Not bad. I'm using Time Warner's RoadRunner cable service with a Motorola BitSurfer modem. Using www.bandwidthplace.com, I clocked the router/cable connection at 2.7Mb/s. This web site doesn't seem to work on a pda.
Anyway, nuff said. In summary, there is a way with the new D-Link super-G router to have your XDA2 WiFi B cake and eat it too!
Craig

Good post - there's hope for the rest of us who are having problems with the Sandisk Wi-Fi card and D-Link routers/access pts.
I'm attempting to use the Sandisk SDWSDB-000 Wi-Fi card in my XDA2 at home. At home I've got a D-Link DI-704P router with a DWL-900AP+
I can *sometimes* get a connection to my network. However this is only occasionaly. I get a great connection on my neighbours Airport though !
Any ideas? I've looked into firmware for my router. It says that I'm running Firmware version: 2.61 build 2. Strange that the D-Link website shows the lastes as being Firmware 2.57b3 2/7/2002. :?:

philg said:
Good post - there's hope for the rest of us who are having problems with the Sandisk Wi-Fi card and D-Link routers/access pts.
I'm attempting to use the Sandisk SDWSDB-000 Wi-Fi card in my XDA2 at home. At home I've got a D-Link DI-704P router with a DWL-900AP+
I can *sometimes* get a connection to my network. However this is only occasionaly. I get a great connection on my neighbours Airport though !
Any ideas? I've looked into firmware for my router. It says that I'm running Firmware version: 2.61 build 2. Strange that the D-Link website shows the lastes as being Firmware 2.57b3 2/7/2002. :?:
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I suspect the SanDisk WiFi SD Card may have problems with any manufacturers 802.11g router, not just D-Link. An innovative home techie user happen to "stumble" on the combination that made his SanDisk WiFi card work with the D-Link g router. Kudos to him.
I'm not familar with your D-Link products. My only suggestion would be to ensure you have the latest firmware for your hardware revision. i.e. the DI-704P has 3 hardware revisions: A, B & C. Drivers are unique to a hardware version. Ensure you have the right firmware.
Then look at the options in the firmware setup and experiment with turning things off to see if your SanDisk wifi connection improves. Can you disable any g performance aspects?
I looked at the D-Link website, the DI-704P router is not even wireless???
"The D-Link DI-704P is an Ethernet Broadband Gateway with a built-in four-port switch plus a print server function. The DI-704P provides the ability to share a single Ethernet Cable or DSL broadband connection and share a single printer among computers connected to the local network. The DI-704P is equipped with four 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet ports and a bi-directional LPT port to support a direct printer connection. The DI-704P´s integrated Router and Firewall provide NAT, DHCP, and packet filtering services between the local network and the Internet. The DI-704P is targeted at small business and home users who want to connect multiple computers and share a single printer."
Dude, there's no 802.11 anything on this router. Maybe that's why you can't connect your SanDisk card?
Good luck on this one.

cshields1 - you're right about the DI-704P router. It's not wireless. It just enables me to share a broadband cable connection. I plug the router into the DWL-900AP+ which is a wireless access point (801b-only).
I followed your suggestions about the firmware for both these items. They were certainly out of date as I'd never updated them since I purchased them well over a year ago. Now I've got the latest firmware for my items (which are both hardware type 'B').
Still no joy with the Sandisk card ! However the internet on my laptop is faster than ever. I've passed it on to Sandisk technical support - along with the link for this thread - so we'll see how it goes. I'll let you know. Cheers dude - philg :wink:

Sandisk CF Wi-Fi card in backpack

I am still having troubles getting my XDA II's (running Windows Pocket PC 2003) Sandisk Cf Wi-Fi card to do anything more than just blink. I have given up on using it with my D-Link DWL-900 AP+ access point, and now resurrected an old Airport running at 11 Mbps. The Sandisk card works fine in my notebook with both access points.
Yes, I have asked Sandisk what gives ... but no reply to date. Trouble is, I don't see the things that Sandisk's Pocket PC Troubleshooting guide (which comes on the CD-ROM from them) says I should, e.g., a Wi-Fi singal icon.
I don't think its WEP/SSID issues ... just plain old hardware connectivity coupled with the seemingly weak software from Sandisk.
I sure would appreciate some advice.
Ciao,

Try the socket drivers. It is the same card as the Sandisk but I find their driver much better. Works well for me never had any issues connecting anywhere. Socket Driver, Sandisk Card. Just make sure you get rid of ALL of the Sandisk driver from your XDAII.
I have a SD card but you might want to try for the CF.
http://www.socketcom.com/product/wlan.asp
www.socketcom.com
Also has some very good pdf manuals not like the nothing for the sandisk.
Good Luck

drj said:
Try the socket drivers. It
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Thanks for this ... I FTP'd the Sockets driver over from the UK and installed ... Yes, I get a blinking green light. So now it is a matter of setting up the Access Point(s) to suit the Sandisk CF Wi-Fi card in the XDA II. As I said, it works no problems with both my APs in my notebook, so I will get there.
I had a dreadfully incorrect reply from Sandisk technical help ... so much so that I will now buy another brand (Sockets) and trash the Sandisk.
I'll keep you posted. :!:

For what it's worth, I use the Dell TruMobile CF WiFi card in my backpack and find it works very well. Also like the bundled access software, was easy to install and find it easy to use.

ednap said:
Dell TruMobile CF WiFi card in my backpack.
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Perhaps you could let me know if there are any particular settings on the Access Point that the CF card favours:
Does it work with 802.11 b/g APs set to AUTO (I know it is only an 11 Mbps card)
SSID - on/off
WEP - on/off
MAC - on/off
Any other advice on settings?

What's the cheapest WiFi SDIO card + Access Point in the UK?

I'm completely new to WiFi. I currently use Bluetooth to access the internet around the house on my XDA2, but I'm getting a bit anoyed by the lack of range/functionality.
I read on these forums that some of you have purchased a SDIO WiFi card for £20, yet the cheapest I can find is twice that. Where can I buy the cheapest / best value for money SDIO WiFi card? Also, what's the cheapest / best value for money WiFi Access Point?
Oh and will the SDIO WiFi Card work 100% well with Windows Mobile 2005?

Please can I have any advice/comments on the following setup for an XDA2 running Windows Mobile 5/2005:
- Spectec SD Wifi Card (due to it's small size and it's low power performance) @ £45 new from eBay
- Linksys 54G Router (I know the SD WiFi card is only capable of Wifi-B, but thinking of the future) @ £50 new from eBuyer.com

wireless card is spectec 802.11g model and magician ???

wireless card is spectec 802.11g model
does it work on magician and WM 2003 ???
or jsut forget ?
is it really fast as 54 Mb ?
the others sdil 11 cards dont usualy pass 4, 5 Mb/s

I don't know about the spectec card, but the:
socket e300 go wifi sdio card
works pretty well, and I believe it's virtually the same card. I've got it, and after updating the drivers (don't use the ones it comes with) it works pretty well. I don't pay much attention to the speed cause I don't work much on a local network; I mostly use it for internet purposes (and of course, the internet runs at only about 2 or 3 mbps if you're lucky). So I can't advise you on whether it really achieves 54 mbps.
My advice though is to not even install the wifi companion unless you connect to a lot of strange networks (i.e. not regular networks like your home wireless). It takes up a lot of space. But you should be able to find this card for $60 or so online.

thanks for reply
I had sandisk 256 with wi-fi but it worked really slowly (even that bluetooth) 200 kb/s
i have e300 know and it is about twice as fast, is great for my home lan
it gives me about 740 Kb/s
i had to pacth big storage so i could use wi-fi and keep some space for files i need
know i would like to stream video for my QtekS100 , so 1000 Kb/s or even more would be welcome, so thats why i look for a new card
wi-fi companions work fair enought for me, but i i prefer Winc for PPC

I have and spectec 11g.
It works more stable than myprevious SANDISK +256Mb
I havent tested the speed but it "feels" more speedy with newsbreak, or pocket internet explorer,
the problem is that wifi companion doesnt work and neither winc,
only hitchicker or Windoes Zero config.
I am now happy with my card it is always recognized by my JAM.