setting up a serial network for my old laptops

[NoOp]

On 07/18/2007 12:37 PM, cj wrote:
> NoOp wrote:
>>
>> Does it have a usb port? If so I solved this problem on my old A21
>> Thinkpad by buying an Airlink 101 USB 2.0 Ethernet adapter. The laptop
>> doesn't have a usb 2.0, it's a 1.1, but the adapter works like a champ.
>> Just plug it in and go.
>> (http://www.airlink101.com/products/asohousb.html) Picked it up at the
>> local Fry's electronics store for about $13. Also added a docking
>> station that I bought at the local computer surplus junk store for $10
>> and set it up as a desktop (the screen is broken). I'm looking a buying
>> a few more simply to have around - when I couldn't get the built-in
>> ethernet port on my Presario 5670 w/Ubuntu (works find in Windoze), I
>> used the Airlink 101 until I found an old nic that would work.

> it would sure be nice if it did.
> All it has is:
> 1mb Western Digital VGA card
> 1 ECP/EPP parallel port
> 1 PS/2 port
> Docking port
> 1 Serial port
> 2 PCMCIA Type 1 ports
> 
> Note: my system is an old 486DX2 (50mhz), 12mb ram, running windows95 
> (even if it did have a usb port, wouldnt be able to hook it up 
> wirelessly anyways)
> 
> --cj
> 

Nah, the Airlink 101 USB 2.0 isn't wireless, it's wired. Airlink 101 is
simply the name of the company. I reckon your best bet is to find a
local computer surplus store/warehouse and see if you can pick up an old
PCMCIA card.