Introduction
I have long wanted to test Xircom CompactCard Ethernet 10. And now, thanks Elekton hand-held computers, I got the opportunity. What is unique this board? The fact that this is the first Compact Flash Ethernet card that appeared in a broad sell in Moscow. It is designed to work with PsPC, but using CF-> PCMCIA adapter can be used to work with the HPC.
Completion
Board is very well staffed. In a beautiful box contains:
- board itself;
- Adapter CF-> PCMCIA;
- "Tail" to connect to the "twisted pair" (TP);
- Quick Installation Guide;
- CD with drivers and programs v.1.20;
- registration cards.
Testing
First of all, I wondered how this fee would lead to my Casio Cassiopeia A-20. So, I took out my well-deserved NE2000 compatible network card and installed Kingmax Xircom CompactCard Ethernet 10 in PCMCIA adapter. Imagine my surprise when everything worked on the NE2000 driver! Well, you still try to "special" drivers. Site Xircom already lay the new version v.1.22. Installing the driver - a real pleasure! The installation program is written very intelligently. When the installation can be
fully configured network card. Specifies the IP address, netmask, DNS server, Gateway. After installing the Control Panel can not look! The only thing you need to add when you install the "naked" car, so it's only MS Network Client for Windows CE.
Payment of course immediately to work. According to subjective feelings performance was slightly higher than the NE2000 driver (for metering rate was higher by 2-4 per cent). At this might call it a day, but I'm not haunted but one thought: "Will the NE2000 compatible network card with driver Xircom?" To do this, I did hard reset, put the Xircom drivers and installed my Kingmax. Windows CE has given me the following message:
Well, instead of the Network card in Socket 1 recruit:
and press Enter. Link lights blinked on the "tail" and immediately extinguished. I began to scratch "turnip." What's wrong? Then I remembered the power management software Xircom and climbed into the Control Panel. Found it! You just need to uncheck Enable Power Down and make
soft reset.After that my motherboard has earned! But that's not all! Xircom drivers allow you to work with the NE2000 cards, which require a driver name (for example, CNet CN40) NE2000, without typesetting it. You once when you first use fees are typing cfe and all! Has been tested on CNet CN40, everything works for all 100!
Conclusion
Dignity. The advantages I would mention that this is NE2000 compatible network card with low energy consumption, operating on all Windows CE 2.x and above devices. The board has well-written "special" drivers. Disadvantages. No serious flaws. Desirable that had a jack for connecting to a "thin Ethernetu" (BNC) and connectors were made directly on the motherboard. Excellent pay! I recommend, especially because the owners PsPC no other choice. The authors, translation:
