On Jan 28, 2008 8:47 AM, Timothy Murphy <gayleard@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ed Greshko wrote:I too have an Orinoco Gold card in my hand at this moment.
>> I was however interested from a purely academic point of view
>> to know if it is possible to determine the chipset
>> either from documentation or by use of some application.
>
> First, I have a PC card labeled "Orinoco Wireless Networks - Gold". It is
> made by Agere Systems. Has a nice product number on it of PC24E-H-FC.
> The label also has a serial number, a part number, a MAC address, a few
> other FCC and other agency's registration numbers.
As you say, it gives some information about the card,
but it does not say anything about the chipset _inside_ the card.
[Actually, it does not give the firmware version either;
dmesg tells me
eth1: Firmware determined as Lucent/Agere 8.72]That was my sole point in this discussion -
> I don't have a laptop running any incantation of Linux. So, I can't tell
> you if the output of "lspci -vv" would reveal any clue as to the type of
> chipset it contains. A scanning electron microscope may come in handy
> about now....
that it is not at all easy to find the chipset inside a WiFi card
as some have claimed.It is almost as difficult to trace the ownership of WiFi companies
> Or, try going to http://linux-wless.passys.nl/ and search there to see if
> your card is listed. I found mine...PC24E-H-FC. But, it is a good thing
> I used google to get to that web site as I didn't know that Agere was
> acquired by Lucent.
as it is to find the chipset inside a WiFi device.
As I understand it, Proxim now owns the Orinoco brand,
and in fact has the most recent Windows software for these cards.
Incidentally, this URL describes the chipset as "Orinoco"
which I am sure is not accurate.
Do you need everything handed to you on a silver platter? I don't recall saying this was going to be easy, a relative term in any case,only that it was possible with the card in hand, an hcl , and a clue to determine the chipset.
