ORiNOCO
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ORiNOCO is the brand name that was used for a family of wireless networking solutions by Proxim (previously Lucent). These chipsets provide wireless connectivity for 802.11-compliant Wireless LANs.
The different models of cards, referred to by different color-based monikers, were:
- White/Bronze: Standard WaveLAN IEEE PC Cards with 802.11 support [1]
- Bronze/Silver: WaveLAN IEEE Turbo PC Cards with 802.11b and WEP support [2]
- Silver/Gold: WaveLAN IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Cards, with support f or 802.11b and additional WEP features [3]
[edit] Compatibility
The WaveLan chipsets that power ORiNOCO-branded cards were commonly used to power other wireless networking devices, and are compatible with a number of other access points, routers, and wireless cards, including the following:
- 3Com AirConnect
- Cabletron RoamAbout 802.11 DS
- Compaq WL100 11 Mbps Wireless Adapter
- D-Link DWL-650
- ELSA AirLancer MC-11
- Ericsson WLAN Card C11
- Farallon SkyLINE
- HyperLink Wireless PC Card 11Mbps
- Intel PRO/Wireless 2011
- Intersil PRISM2 11 Mbps Wireless Adapter
- LA4111 Spectrum24 Wireless LAN PC Card
- Lucent Technologies Wavelan/IEEE Orinoco
- Melco WLI-PCM-L11
- Microsoft Wireless Notebook Adapter MN-520
- NCR WaveLAN/IEEE Adapter
- Proxim LAN PC CARD HARMONY 80211B
- Samsung 11Mbps WLAN Card
[edit] Linux drivers
The open source HermesAP driver supports the IEEE 802.11b Hermes/ORiNOCO family of chips.
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