Fred Erickson wrote: > >> The question at issue was: How can you tell the chipset of a WiFi card. >> The reply I was given was that it is written on the card. >> I simply pointed out that this is not true. >> I have never seen a WiFi card with the chipset given on it. >> >> >> -- >> Timothy Murphy >> e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie >> tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 >> s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland >> > > This may be of no help for cards not manufactured to be sold in the USA > and it often isn't even for cards that are. But, if the device has a FCC > ID # on the back such as my Belkin F6D3010 PCMCIA wifi card (which had > an Atheros logo on the box - the reason I bought it) go to this web > address: www.fcc.gov/searchtools.html > in the lower part of the page is a link to "FCC ID number search" > On the search page, enter the 1st 3 digits of the id # in the 1st box, > in this case K7S, which is the id for Belkin. > In the 2nd box enter the remainder of the digits, including dashes, etc, > in this case -F6D3010. Go to bottom of page to select "search" > > On the next page select "Detail" view and then select "Internal photos" > The photographer tried to hide all the details in the picture but you > can make out the Atheros logo on the chip. On another usb wifi adapter > my son uses (M$) the logo RA is visible. Some cards have good info and > others, like these by Belkin, do not. Thanks, that is very interesting. As the OP, I should say I have never actually come across the issue that started the discussion, namely a manufacturer changing the chip without altering the version number. But I'm sure it does happen, as several people have said. -- Timothy Murphy e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
