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Can I use a PCMCIA card to as well as the infrared port and connect to the EthIR LAN?

April 26, 2017card Connect EthIR infrared LAN PCMCIA port

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Can I use a PCMCIA card to as well as the infrared port and connect to the EthIR LAN?

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No. The EthIR LAN system was developed with the view of implemented the infrared hardware technology on your notebook or handheld computer without the need of a PCMCIA card. Such cards are expensive and drain the computer of power whereas the infrared port uses only minimal power. Also, there could be conflicts when both infrared and PCMCIA cards contend for the same IRQ resources on a notebook. Networking Issues F.A.Q.