Wireless (again)

[max bianco]

On Jan 28, 2008 8:47 AM, Timothy Murphy <gayleard at eircom.net> wrote:

> Ed Greshko wrote:
>
> >> 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.
>
> I too have an Orinoco Gold card in my hand at this moment.
> 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]
>
> > 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 was my sole point in this discussion -
> that it is not at all easy to find the chipset inside a WiFi card
> as some have claimed.
>
> > 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.
>
> It is almost as difficult to trace the ownership of WiFi companies
> 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.
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