i use a HP "silver" WEP 64 card. works fine with newt. i think your gold
look-alike WILL work, its just a matter of WAP, as you say. try to connect
to an airport device just for test, i use an ibook rev a.
On 28 Mar 2002 21:07:29 -0500 Stainless Steel Rat
<ratinox_at_peorth.gweep.net> wrote:
> I obtained what claims to be an "hp digital home networking 11 Mbps
> wireless LAN PC card" on the outter box slip cover. The real box inside
> says it is an "HP Wireless World PC Card Gold (128RC4)". Inside that box
> is a CD with "Lucent Technologies" and "ORiNOCO" all over it. You can get
> this NIC at CompUSA for about $120.
>
> Yes, this NIC is a rebadged wavelan gold. The A3 wavelan driver recognizes
> it. I haven't gotten it to work in anything I have at home because my
> little wireless LAN has a Linksys WAP in the middle.
>
> AVOID LINKSYS WIRELESS PRODCTS.
> THEY SUCK.
>
> I'm going to see about getting another WAP this weekend.
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