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IBM 802.11b PCCARD for $49.99 (looks like an Orinoco Silver rebadge)



<< sure looks like an Orinoco.

tiger also has (what appears to be) the Gold for $60 if you want 128bit WEP

wavelan >>



the model number: WRFPC24E-H-FC

and look at this link Lucent WaveLAN

I saw "PC24E-H-FC" on its back.

If it's an Orinoco, it is the Silver.
 
The Belkin USB is a nice design, with good sensativity. And is definately a HOT deal, everyone else has this for 99.99 - 20.00 rebate to make it $79.99

In case anyone cares, the HP cards are Orinoco Gold also.
 
novrain is correct. That is a Lucent Wavelan card (what they used to sell orinoco cards as), and it IS the silver (even notice the silver color of the label). The Wavelan series came in bronze, silver, and gold. Bronze was no encryption, silver was 64-bit WEP (I think), and Gold was 128-bit. The thing I can't figure out is that it says 40-bit WEP in the description... I would just get a current production orinoco branded silver card if you need one, as $50-$60 is about what they sell for anyway. If you want the gold, they can be found at online retailers for about $80, or can be purchased on ebay for about $90-$95. 😛

Nack
 
According to the information at the IBM Web site, that card supports WEP 128 so it's a rebadged GOLD card.
 


<< According to the information at the IBM Web site, that card supports WEP 128 so it's a rebadged GOLD card. >>


The one you are looking at is the rplacement for the one being sold. Did a look see with the Manufacturer part number and this is the card in question (somehwere in the middle of the mess states the card is 64bit, so it's a silver):
http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/MIGR-4JTPZ8.html?lang=en_US&page=brand&brand=root&doctype=&subtype=Cat
Good deal, almost got the one from overstock/justdeals a few weeks ago, but it was sold out I gave up and picked up a new 3com x-jack for $90 off of e*bay, oh well at least I can say my card is cooler
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Sweet deal. I need a couple of these. JustDeals.com has some decent prices on some of this stuff too but they are out of the Orinoco Silvers 🙁.
 
Oh yeah - I think the Lucent one might be a better deal if you want firmware updates quickly. I'm not sure how often IBM releases the firmware updates. Dell kinda slacks on it (I have a couple Truemobile 1150 cards which are the same as all of these).
 
I read somewhere that you can get the Dell 1150 cards to eat the Lucent/Orinoco firmware if you load the Lucent/Orinoco drivers.

Nack
 
Nack: That sounds sweet. I've been looking all over for a way to do this. I can't get the drivers to install on the Dell card. Maybe one has to hack the driver install to get it going? If you remember where you saw this or any other details please let me know.
 
Thanks FPSguy - been looking for a couple of months for some good prices. Picked me up a couple of these.

Good deal, Zeet
 
Based on the Tiger part number, 09N9863 is the 64-bit Silver card. 09N9904 (or 09N9906 - I can't remember) is the Gold card.
 
is this better than my Linksys WPC11 Instant Wireless PC Card?

i like my wpc11 but if the recption is better on this card i want it
 
« I can't get the drivers to install on the Dell card. »

I'm using a Dell Truemobile with updated firmware at this very minute. I used the Lucent update for the firmware in December. All I had to do was to first install the driver from Lucent then flash the card. Once the firmware was updated, I reverted to the Dell driver so that I could use the Dell client software. The Info panel in the client manger shows a firmware level of 8.10 and that's the latest shown at the Orinoco web site. BTW - the Dell card is quite definitely a GOLD card, the client identifies it as GOLD and I run it with WEP 128.

«is this better than my Linksys WPC11 Instant Wireless PC Card?»

Any Orinoco card (actually just about any other brand card) is better than the WPC11. All the less expensive cards use the Intersil chipset but Linksys is the absolute worst. Linksys has a newer version out now that is supposed to be better. Why take the chance though when you can get better performance from so many other brands?
 
Just picked up the IBM 802.11b Wireless card for 57.xx after shipping. Hope I can avoid being another Tigerdirect horror story.

CK
 
CMV,

Based on my second-hand information, I think they key is to remove the dell drivers completely, THEN install the lucent drivers that you have downloaded. THEN plug in the dell card, and flash the card from the lucent software.

Of course, like I said, this is just what I know worked for someone else. I personally use the 3com 802.11 card with the retractable xjack antenna. Very good range with that 3com card and my D-Link DI-713P and 128-bit WEP after a firmware flash on both. The 3com card cost me about $90 shipped, but that's about what an orinoco gold goes for these days (unless you can get the dell version for $50, you lucky ba....) 🙂

Nack
 


<< is this better than my Linksys WPC11 Instant Wireless PC Card?

i like my wpc11 but if the recption is better on this card i want it >>




lotust:

I have the WPC11 and the IBM talked about here. The Linksys card sucks next to this card. I could be sitting 30 feet away, direct line of site to my access point without any connection. Not the case with the IBM.

I haven't touched my Linksys since I got the IBM.
 
Handy Dave: If you have the IBM card under discussion, could you please tell us what it says on the Info screen? Open the client manager and click Help|Version Info -- what type of card does it say there?

Thanks.
 

Athena

If I had to rank all the PCMCIA WLAN Cards for Performance, the top 3 would be:

1) Cisco 350
2) Lucent / Orinoco
3) 3COM

As for ALL the cheaper cards being Intersil, take a look inside the Belkin USB... 🙂

Also, I know there are some new cards coming out that will make #1.


 
The Orinoco cards rule. They get great connections over long distances under adverse conditions. I haven't used the Belkin, but assuming it is like the D-Link, SMC, and Linksys cards it should be fine, as long as the distances aren't too far and there aren't many walls/pipes degrading the signal. You have to balance connection quality against cost and better encryption. Given that the cost difference is only $10, I would go for the Orinoco.
 
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