![]() Unfortunately I am not able to access any BNC 10base2 hardware for testing, however I believe that the Windows CE Driver is not able to Auto switch between RJ-45 or BNC interfaces ad-hock when using the Combi Dongle. The RJ-45 Female Micro Dongle and Combi DongleĪll three dongles are equipped with Activation LED's, useful for ensuring the Windows CE driver has kicked in. RJ-45 10baseT Low Profile Dongle (Male).There are several types of dongle available for the 3C589x. Any of the 3Com dongles will fit comfortably in any carry case and so shouldn't cause a problem for most. The flexibility afforded by a load-tested dongle removes this problem. While having a dongle may mean something extra to carry around. I personally prefer this type of interface to XJack simply because if you move the device around while fully wired up you place a strain on the PC Card housing inside your Handheld PC and also on the XJack mechanism. ![]() Unlike some cards there days that ensue the use of a technology known as XJack (Where the cable connected directly to the PC Card itself, meaning no dongle is required) the 3Com does have an interchangeable dongle, of several different types. ![]() You just plug in the cable adapter or "dongle", push is in and off you go. The 3C589 is very simple in its construction and operation. Happens to be the exact same specification as exists in the Handheld PC that undoubtedly sits before you right now. Cards in the series that are confirmed to work with the available Windows CE drivers are:Įach generation of the NIC is based around industry standard 5.0v PCMCIA Type II (PC Card) specification, which means that it is a 16-bit Class 2 PCMCIA card. The series ran as the 3C589 and then the 3C589A, 3C589B, C, D and E respectively. The 3C589 is actually a series of PC Card Network Interface Cards (NICs) each one slightly different, but all based on the same chipset and driver model. Confusing?Īll in all, peel off the efforts of marketing departments the world over and the 3C589 is really rather simple at heart. Two identical cards, but one isn't PC Card. The 3C589 had the 3Com Etherlink III label slapped on it to fit in with the marketing initiative of the time, along with complete OEM re-badge by names such as Dell meaning you may not know you're holding a 3C589 unless you read the small print adds to the confusion. PCMCIA was jazzed up in 1998 becoming the somewhat confusing "PC Card". Of course since that primordial dawn things have moved on somewhat. ![]() First there was PCMCIA, then came the 3C589. Quite simply the 3C589 has been around for what in the rigmarole of IT can only be described as an eternity. It is with this in mind that the 3Com Etherlink III PC Card 589 series comes into play. Sometimes with mobile computing simplicity - and the reliability afforded by that simplicity - can be more practical and be the most cost effective way about a problem. 3Com EtherLink III 3C589 Series Network Card ![]()
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