Hi
We have some specialist evc4 applications that run on HP2210 and use a
Socket CF wireless LAN card to communicate
This combination works really well beacuse Socket have devloped their own
special driver that allows for a non standard feature. This feature allows
that when the card goes out of and back into range of the access point in
AUTOMATICALLY reconnects. All other cards we have tried require the usual
off/on the PDA or the radio or go into with WM2005 zero config to 'reset'
the connection
Now they have just developed a new 802.11g version of the card and this
works great in the HP2210 with all of the features we need ..... except you
can no longer get hold of the 2210 other than the occasional ebay item !
We are looking at it's natuaral replacement in the form of the new hx2190
Unfortuneatley there is a 'compatibility issue' between the card and the
hx2190. Socket say they need HP to amend someting in the ROM and issue a ROM
upgrade. I gather there has been a "half promise" from HP that this will
happen but no date has been given and this has gone on for months.
Now I know the next model up the hx2490 has built in wifi BUT we would loose
the auto reconnect feature which is very important to us.
I'm posting here in the hope that someone with close links to HP might see
this and be able to help move the situation on.
I can imagine there is no 'big rush' from HP as they already have a wireless
version of this PDA but it must be a loss of a large target audience to
Socket for it's CF Wifi card as there are not may pda's about with CF slots
these days.
Thanks in advnace for any assistance
Kind Regards
Andrew
PS It has to be a HP hx2xxx series device as we are connecting other
specialist developed hardware to it.