I wish you folks who say the Orinoco cards suck would check out the Orinoco web site for latest drivers and flash instructions before you spout off. I have an Orinoco Silver card that I purchased from Tiger Direct for $49.95 last month. I use with both my Windows ME and Linux Toshiba laptops and the performance is superior to the 801.11b cards from Linksys and D-Link that I have used.
If you need to get the latest upgrades, go to the Orinoco website at www.orinocowireless.com . Find the "Download Software" link and then check out "Client Software" and you'll find everything you need to make these cards work on Windows 95/98/2000 XP, Linux, Apple, etc. I have yet to find another manufacturer that provides the level of driver support that you can find on the Orinoco. - Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "jonathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 10:44 AM Subject: [nycwireless] Reflashing Private Label Orinocos? WAS: Orinoco Windohs Trouble > > > - Is the card Orinoco or Dell branded (unfortunately this *does* make a > > difference)? > > Just bought a clearance IBM card that is a rebranded Lucent/Orinoco > Silver... and it sucks: > > * The software is old Lucent software. You can't use Lucent client > software with this card due to how it identifies itself (in Windows) > > * The driver is similarly old. Can't use the Lucent driver without mega > hassles. > > The card, however, works great in my AP-1000 - just plug it in, and off > it goes. Which makes sense, since it is the same device as a Lucent > Silver. > > Does anyone know of a way to reflash these private label cards, either in > Windows or Linux, so that they "become" normal Orinocos? I read about the > Airport hack, but don't have access to one :( > > Thanks. > > jonathan > > -- > NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ > Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ > Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ > -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
