Re: [NTLK] 802.11 card question

From: John Ruschmeyer (jruschme_at_gmail.com)
Date: Fri Oct 01 2004 - 11:01:34 PDT

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On Fri, 1 Oct 2004 10:56:02 -0500, John Tubbs <tubbsj713_at_mac.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm getting started with the Newton and am shopping for connectivity
> cards. Does any one have experience with the Orinoco 802.11b a/b 5ghz
> PCMCIA Wireless Lan Combo Card Silver - 8461-05?
>
> I know the Orinoco Silver is on Hiroshi's page, but this one is 802.11b
> a/b. It can go on 2.4 or 5 ghz. Does it function the same as the
> "standard" Orinoco Silver?

I'm pretty certain that it won't as I believe the a/b card is a
Cardbus (32-bit) card. Hiroshi's driver is for the older 16-bit cards
based on the Hermes chip.

<<<John>>>

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