Orinoco Silver or Gold?
Do I need a Orinoco Gold 802.11b Wireless PC Card instead of Orinoco Silver 802.11b PC Card for my Lombard OS 9.1...because airport won't work and I am running os 9.1 so the Belkin card won't work... no. the pismo is the first one that used the internal airport card, i fitted my aunt's lombard with a belkin card on the pc slot. it only works in os X. Clark Martin's email said For a Lombard you will need a PC Card. Orinoco Silver or Gold, (non-CardBus) will do. There are others. The Orinoco cards at least will work with Airport software under OS 9. The Gold version antenna includes a built-in connector for an external Range Extender Antenna which improves performance locations where it is difficult to 'see' an Access Point. but will it fit my PC slot physically, and run with os 9.1? I assume it comes with drivers. Kristina with dsl earthlink and general fume with sprint windows/mac techies ...but no dsl or earthlink for the Lombard...my original intent. Amazon.com (who did not have one) Orinoco Silver 802.11b PC Card * Proxim Orinoco 8420-WD 11b Client PC Card (Gold) by Proxim, Inc. (Rate it) $43.99 * Proxim 8410-WD Orinoco 802.11b Classic Gold PC Card by Agere Systems (Rate it) $19.88 * Orinoco Gold 802.11b Wireless PC Card by Agere Systems (Rate it) * Netgear MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter by Netgear (Rate it) Product Details * Wide coverage range of up to 1,750 feet or 550 meters * Plugs directly into PCMCIA card slot * Intuitive client manager for easy, fast configuration * Up to 100 location profiles * 802.1x authentication, 64-bit key WEP l accessories... Our Customers' Advice * 1 person recommended Orinoco Gold 802.11b Wireless PC Card instead of Orinoco Silver 802.11b PC Card Product Description From the Manufacturer The ORiNOCO 11b Client PC Card can be used anywhere to connect to 802.11b Wi-Fi networks. The card provides 11 MBit/s operation in the 2.4 GHz license-free frequency band. With superior radio performance and resilience to radio interference, ORiNOCO has been proven to give the best 802.11b range and throughput in the industry. The card also supports 802.11d global roaming to simplify connecting at facilities world-wide. Offered in Silver and Gold versions, the card is equipped with a choice of security levels to protect your data: Silver with a 64-bit WEP key, or Gold with user selectable 64- and 128-bit WEP keys. Both versions support ORiNOCO's WEP+ weak key Initialization Vector suppression technology to make the cards more robust against security attacks. Both versions are upgradeable to Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). Both Gold and Silver versions of the card are furnished with a streamlined form factor and short antenna which makes it easier to work in crowded spaces. The Gold version antenna includes a built-in connector for an external Range Extender Antenna which improves performance locations where it is difficult to 'see' an Access Point. The hardware works quite well with Linux, The Mac, and Win2K, but the product has been bounced around so much since Lucent's original release, finding current drivers and documentation is a major undertaking. Tech-support from its current owner doesn't respond to inquiries, and the software for configuration suffers in comparison to other vendors, such as Apple. If you're into mucking around the web or newsgroups, you can get help- once you get it to work, it does perform quite well. Was this review helpful to you? YesNo (Report this) (Report this) 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful: 5 out of 5 stars Well-Known as the Best Cards to buy, March 16, 2003 Reviewer: Amitab Mukerjee digdug (Manhattan, NY USA) - See all my reviews Often times, as you may know, a particular product's quality among various manufacturers is very similar, with any difference being more media hype than actual performance. However, in certain cases (like with memory sticks for example) the difference is drastic. Here is yet another case. It's well known among the techie community that Orinoco's (either silver or gold) are the best wireless cards, and by a wide margin. Their performance is a drastic improvement over any other card, and as evidenced in one of the ratings, this card allows you to use your computer/laptop in places you wouldn't think possible. Hope this helps. 13 of 13 people found the following review helpful: 4 out of 5 stars Works on PC and Mac systems, January 8, 2003 Reviewer: kk6yb (San Marcos, CA United States) - See all my reviews I purchased two Orinoco Silver PC cards, one for my old G3 Powerbook (Wallstreet) and one for my daughter's Dell Latitude laptop. They both work great and get very good signals and data transfer speeds from anywhere in the house. Installing on the Macintosh Powerbook was more problematic. The CD that comes with this card has a folder containing Mac drivers but they didn't work for me. However, I some net searching told me
Orinoco Silver or Gold?
I am looking for an original Airport Card my Lombard OS 9.1... on ebay there are tons... Any of these will work...right? no. the pismo is the first one that used the internal airport card, i fitted my aunt's lombard with a belkin card on the pc slot. it only works in os X. say it isn't true waita minute clark martin's email said For a Lombard you will need a PC Card. Orinoco Silver or Gold, (non-CardBus) will do. There are others. The Orinoco cards at least will work with Airport software under OS 9. Googling for Orinoco Silver or Gold Amazon.com (who did not have one) Don't have one? We'll set one up for you. Orinoco Silver 802.11b PC Card Other products by Agere Systems Orinoco Silver 802.11b PC Card Share your own customer images This item is currently not available. Request this item from another seller. Customers also shopped for these similar items. * Proxim Orinoco 8420-WD 11b Client PC Card (Gold) by Proxim, Inc. (Rate it) $43.99 * Proxim 8410-WD Orinoco 802.11b Classic Gold PC Card by Agere Systems (Rate it) $19.88 * Orinoco Gold 802.11b Wireless PC Card by Agere Systems (Rate it) * Netgear MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter by Netgear (Rate it) Product Details Features: * Wide coverage range of up to 1,750 feet or 550 meters * Plugs directly into PCMCIA card slot * Intuitive client manager for easy, fast configuration * Up to 100 location profiles * 802.1x authentication, 64-bit key WEP l accessories... Our Customers' Advice * 1 person recommended Orinoco Gold 802.11b Wireless PC Card instead of Orinoco Silver 802.11b PC Card Product Description From the Manufacturer The ORiNOCO 11b Client PC Card can be used anywhere to connect to 802.11b Wi-Fi networks. The card provides 11 MBit/s operation in the 2.4 GHz license-free frequency band. With superior radio performance and resilience to radio interference, ORiNOCO has been proven to give the best 802.11b range and throughput in the industry. The card also supports 802.11d global roaming to simplify connecting at facilities world-wide. Offered in Silver and Gold versions, the card is equipped with a choice of security levels to protect your data: Silver with a 64-bit WEP key, or Gold with user selectable 64- and 128-bit WEP keys. Both versions support ORiNOCO's WEP+ weak key Initialization Vector suppression technology to make the cards more robust against security attacks. Both versions are upgradeable to Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). Both Gold and Silver versions of the card are furnished with a streamlined form factor and short antenna which makes it easier to work in crowded spaces. The Gold version antenna includes a built-in connector for an external Range Extender Antenna which improves performance locations where it is difficult to 'see' an Access Point. The hardware works quite well with Linux, The Mac, and Win2K, but the product has been bounced around so much since Lucent's original release, finding current drivers and documentation is a major undertaking. Tech-support from its current owner doesn't respond to inquiries, and the software for configuration suffers in comparison to other vendors, such as Apple. If you're into mucking around the web or newsgroups, you can get help- once you get it to work, it does perform quite well. Was this review helpful to you? YesNo (Report this) (Report this) 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful: 5 out of 5 stars Well-Known as the Best Cards to buy, March 16, 2003 Reviewer: Amitab Mukerjee digdug (Manhattan, NY USA) - See all my reviews Often times, as you may know, a particular product's quality among various manufacturers is very similar, with any difference being more media hype than actual performance. However, in certain cases (like with memory sticks for example) the difference is drastic. Here is yet another case. It's well known among the techie community that Orinoco's (either silver or gold) are the best wireless cards, and by a wide margin. Their performance is a drastic improvement over any other card, and as evidenced in one of the ratings, this card allows you to use your computer/laptop in places you wouldn't think possible. Hope this helps. 13 of 13 people found the following review helpful: 4 out of 5 stars Works on PC and Mac systems, January 8, 2003 Reviewer: kk6yb (San Marcos, CA United States) - See all my reviews I purchased two Orinoco Silver PC cards, one for my old G3 Powerbook (Wallstreet) and one for my daughter's Dell Latitude laptop. They both work great and get very good signals and data transfer speeds from anywhere in the house. Installing on the Macintosh Powerbook was more problematic. The CD that comes with this card has a folder containing Mac drivers but they didn't work for me. However, I some net searching told me that this is the same card sold as Apple's Airport card and that I could use Apple's Airport drivers. So I downloaded and installed Airport 2.0.2 (which
