I have a GRT796 in which the internal WiFi card has died. I (eventually...) bought a Linksys WPC11 v.3 card as a cheap and easy replacement - which turned out to be horrid. (Because that old Linksys card can't deal with any other network card (WiFi or Ethernet) being on the same system. Obviously, with a laptop you can't remove these cards and disabling them from Device Manager isn't enough. 
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So: who here uses a PCMCIA WiFi card in a laptop WITH network cards already installed? Anyone? Could you recommend it?
I need to get another ASAP, but am now scared! :smileyblush:
Cheers,
Chris
Thanks, Kee-Lo - it's a good place to start. 
Are you still running a GRX316?
Cheers,
Chris
Glad to hear the ol' GRX is still going strong.
I checked the Amazon reviews of the Belkin card - a bit mixed. It seems laptop owners have most problems ( 
), I wonder if that's down to internal WiFi driver conflicts?
Scared stiff now! (But thanks for the input. 
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Cheers,
Chris
I just got a replacement card in the post today - I thought I was getting a refund! Still, though it's the same manufacturer (Anon, China), it is a different card. 
We'll see.
Cheers,
Chris
It turns out it's an unbranded Realtek RTL 8180. I installed it and it worked first time!
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So happy! 
So, in the end it was a tenner well spent - and I'm impressed with Digitalwebrotnics who, though didn't offer a refund (fair enough), did supply a better card, very quickly and without any quibble.
Far as I'm concerned, perfik!
Cheers,
Chris
P.S. Sticks out a long way from the laptop - I can live with that - but it's got great reception. Yummy!
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