Socket Communications CF LP-E - Low Power Ethernet (10BaseT)

by Socket Communications, Inc.

Product Details

Product Manual [776kb PDF]

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004T70U
• Item model number: EA2900-117
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 18, 2000

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Socket standard Ethernet CompactFlash card is a plug-in card that works in CompactFlash Type I or II slots and with all Pocket PCs, Windows CE-based Pocket PCs, and Handheld PC Pros. It lets you synchronize files, contacts, appointments, tasks, e-mail, or mobile channel content from anywhere you network. You can also back up and install software at Ethernet speed. It's ideal for mobile professionals or Windows CE developers and designed for universal compatibility. Low power use (19 mA) saves you the hassle of carrying AC adapters or changing batteries. It includes a removable RJ-45 cable for 10Base-T Ethernet.

Product Description

Socket (EA2900-117) CF+ Low-Power Ethernet (LP-E)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Socket Ethernet Compact Flash Card, August 14, 2000

By	Marc Baime (Tampa, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Socket Communications CF LP-E - Low Power Ethernet (10BaseT) (Electronics)

This is a great card and works fine with the HP Jornada 545 and 548 and the COMPAQ IPAQ. It is a bit difficult to get in and out of the Jornada but it is not that big a deal. I had no problem getting on to my network with it. I have a DSL line which I plug into a LINKSYS hub and then use to network all my computers at home; all I needed to do was plug the card into my IPAQ and the card output into my hub, modify my newsgroup and internet explorer to indicate I was on the network and I was good to go. Very nice card. I'll be buying their new cf card for Motorola CDMA phones as soon as it's available.

22 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Do not use with HP Jornada, June 21, 2000

By	David Goodhand (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Socket Communications CF LP-E - Low Power Ethernet (10BaseT) (Electronics)

I cannot recommend this ethernet card for use in an HP Jornada 548 PocketPC. The HP does not have an eject button for flash cards, so this particular card is nearly impossible to remove.

What's more, I never successfully had the card work on my home network. It never came up with an IP address from my DHCP server, and it did not work even when I manually entered an IP address. Other PCs work fine, but I'll never know if the problem was my net or the card since Socket's tech support never responded to my inquiries.

Bottom line: I returned this card for a refund.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great little 10Mbps Ethernet card, July 4, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Socket Communications CF LP-E - Low Power Ethernet (10BaseT) (Electronics)

I am using this card with my Compaq Aero 1550 Pocket PC to synchronize and access the Internet over my home LAN.

I use DHCP on my LAN, and the card successfully obtains its IP address and other information from the DHCP server whenever I connect it to the LAN. The driver is built into the Pocket PC (and to the earlier HPC Pro version of Windows CE), so the operation is truly "plug and play." The card comes with drivers if you need to use it in other situations, though.

One note: in order to synchronize your Pocket PC with ActiveSync on a host computer via the LAN, you have to configure your Pocket PC to use the address of the host computer as its WINS server address if you do not have a real WINS server on your LAN, as I do not at home. This is covered in the various Windows CE FAQs available on the Web.

All in all, a great card. I have never been disappointed by Socket Communications products. (I have no relationship with the company--I am just a happy consumer.)