Re: [NTLK] 802.11b Wireless Cards?

From: Mark Fellows (mark.fellows_at_unitedmessaging.com)
Date: Thu Jul 26 2001 - 16:09:24 EDT


> >A gentleman in Japan is working on the driver for the Lucent 802.11b
> >chipset. The alpha version on his web page
> >(http://www.ff.iij4u.or.jp/~ngc/eng/newtwave.htm) doesn't recognize the
> >Lucent card, but he sent me a modified version that does. Based on the
> >card's activity light, it seems to be working with my WaveLan
> Silver card.
> >(Is there a Bronze card?) I haven't been able to confirm this because
> >I
> >can't get my PC's card to use ad-hoc mode channel 3, which is the only
> >mode
> >supported by the driver at this time. Not sure if/when he'll have it
> >working with an access point.
> >
>
> Could you keep us updated on this, please? I would be very
> interested in it.
> Would the Lucent card work with an Airport Base Station (since
> the guts of
> it are supposed to be a Lucent product)? Thanks in advance.

Will do. Lucent/ORiNOCO cards are indeed compatible with Airport Base
Stations.

- Mark

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