Agere/ORiNOCO and WPA compatibility

delta013 · 02-29-2004

I recently read this article at tomshardware.com on WPA (Wireless Protected Access).

It mentioned (on page 16) that some clients and APs won’t work together properly with WPA enabled if the chipsets are different.

I have an Agere/ORiNOCO card built into my laptop and I would like to use it in setting up a WLAN.

However, the same chipset APs are very expensive and harder to find. So I would like to use a cheaper Belkin, Linksys, D-link or Netgear AP.

However I have no way to know if these brands of APs will work with my laptops circuitry with WPA on.

So I was wondering if anyone here has used an Agere client and an AP from the above brands together with WPA on or would be willing to test them for me in this way?

If you can I would appreciate it, I don’t want to buy a $50 AP that won’t work.

Thanks all.

Delta013

King_Ice_Flash · 02-29-2004

I bought a DI-624, I have been very happy with it. It will do WPA. I am guessing your laptop has XP. There was a windows update that allows the windows wireless configuration to do WPA.

http://support.dlink.com/techtool/di624_revc/emulator/

Here is a sample of the AP config page online, so you can see the features.

delta013 · 02-29-2004

Thanks.

Do you use an Agere/ORiNOCO client? Or at least one thats not the same chipset?

Delta013

King_Ice_Flash · 03-01-2004

I have a Dell Truemobile 1150, Orinoco gold classic, and a buffalo WLI-CB-G54A (for clients). The first two cards use the built in XP client manager, the Buffalo card uses their client manager because it is on win 98. I have found that sometimes the Orinoco client manager has a fit on XP if you don't disable all of the wireless services.

delta013 · 03-01-2004

Thanks King, this helps alot.

Delta013

02-29-2004	#1 (permalink)
delta013 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 28	Agere/ORiNOCO and WPA compatibility I recently read this article at tomshardware.com on WPA (Wireless Protected Access). It mentioned (on page 16) that some clients and APs won’t work together properly with WPA enabled if the chipsets are different. I have an Agere/ORiNOCO card built into my laptop and I would like to use it in setting up a WLAN. However, the same chipset APs are very expensive and harder to find. So I would like to use a cheaper Belkin, Linksys, D-link or Netgear AP. However I have no way to know if these brands of APs will work with my laptops circuitry with WPA on. So I was wondering if anyone here has used an Agere client and an AP from the above brands together with WPA on or would be willing to test them for me in this way? If you can I would appreciate it, I don’t want to buy a $50 AP that won’t work. Thanks all. Delta013

02-29-2004	#2 (permalink)
King_Ice_Flash Alien Paranoid Stumbler Join Date: May 2003 Location: WI Posts: 2,688	I bought a DI-624, I have been very happy with it. It will do WPA. I am guessing your laptop has XP. There was a windows update that allows the windows wireless configuration to do WPA. http://support.dlink.com/techtool/di624_revc/emulator/ Here is a sample of the AP config page online, so you can see the features. __________________ "Yeah," said a voice from under the table, "you go to pieces so fast people get hit by the shrapnel."

03-01-2004	#4 (permalink)
King_Ice_Flash Alien Paranoid Stumbler Join Date: May 2003 Location: WI Posts: 2,688	I have a Dell Truemobile 1150, Orinoco gold classic, and a buffalo WLI-CB-G54A (for clients). The first two cards use the built in XP client manager, the Buffalo card uses their client manager because it is on win 98. I have found that sometimes the Orinoco client manager has a fit on XP if you don't disable all of the wireless services. __________________ "Yeah," said a voice from under the table, "you go to pieces so fast people get hit by the shrapnel."

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02-29-2004	#3 (permalink)
delta013 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 28	Thanks. Do you use an Agere/ORiNOCO client? Or at least one thats not the same chipset? Delta013

03-01-2004	#5 (permalink)
delta013 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 28	Thanks King, this helps alot. Delta013