Re: [NTLK] WiFi cards - which one is more compatible?

Thanks Woody!!

What is the form of encryption that the Gold card can handle?

thanks!
Carlos

On Oct 10, 2008, at 11:33 AM, Woody Smith wrote:

> The lucent gold and silver are essentially identical. If you have the
> gold then you do not need silver.
> If you have the silver and a PC laptop then it can be flashed to gold.
>
> If you office used WEP and not a higher form of encryption then you
> should be able to enter the encryption key and connect.
>
> Woody
>
>
> On Oct 10, 2008, at 10:23 AM, Carlos Pessoa Filho wrote:
>
>> Hey!
>>
>> I have read several email threads about this but didn't find an
>> answer. Which WiFi card for the Newton is more compatible to wireless
>> networks out there?
>> It seems that will need to have at least two different cards ( a
>> Lucent Gold and a Silver) to cover a good part of the spectrum of
>> networks. Is this assumption right?
>> Or is there any other brand that can substitute having those two
>> cards? For instance, my Gold card works well in the wireless network
>> at home (no WEP), but it doesn't work in my office (WEP network),
>> even
>> though I have a de WEP enabled driver in my MP2000u.
>>
>> Best,
>> Carlos
>
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