linuxmunky

Okay, so here’s the deal…

I bought what was labeled on Amazon as an Orinoco Classic Gold 8420-WD. Well, it came, and I had fun with Netstumbler on Windows XP for awhile. However, I wanted to try it out in Linux, and so I plugged it in. Well, Linux sees it, but it claims that I have the wrong firmware version, so it fails to load the orinoco_cs driver. Well, that’s a shame. So I do some research, and find out that the card actually looks like an 8410. I attached pictures of my card.

I apologize for the quality of the shot – I took it with my cell phone. Here’s the readout on the back of the card:

Orinoco
Wireless Networks
S/N: 04UT13360627
T/N: 41G03491
P/N: 026259/A
Encryption: 128RC4

LT: 14E0210

(text in another language)

072/2002

CE 0336
PC Card 5V/116
Agere Systems PC24E-11-ET/R 025077/A

Made in Taiwan

What kind of card is this? And why can’t I load it in Linux? Did I just lose my money? Thanks for any and all help!