Hermes chipset and Proxim

wideangle · 02-08-2004

Is the Proxim ORiNOCO 11b Client PC Card the same as the Classic ORiNOCO 11b Client PC Card (does it use the Hermes chipset)? I am asking because I have seen conflicting reports on compatibility with NS.

King_Ice_Flash · 02-08-2004

The Proxim classic card is the same as the Orinoco classic.

wideangle · 02-08-2004

Therefore, it works with NS. Right?

wrzwaldo · 02-08-2004

You may want to check this thread.

http://netstumbler.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7823

wideangle · 02-08-2004

I get the idea it might not work. So what shold I do. I need one a something that:
1. I can get a PCI adapter for (I am just going to put PC in my car because I don't have a laptop).
2. Works with NS.
3. Gives me dB / noise / etc readings (optional but would like it).

King_Ice_Flash · 02-08-2004

The Proxim 8410-WD will work with NS. You can use an adaptor, but some people have had problems with them. Using this card, you will get signal readings (unless you have to use the NDIS drivers to make the card work in NS because of the adaptor. If you get one of the RICOH chipset adaptors, you shouldn't have a problem. Fab-corp has them (under proxim orinoco). You can get a 7% discount if you are a member of these forums too. Just put that under the comments section when you order.

CannonR1 · 02-10-2004

So all NS supported cards have a Hermes chipset in them but not all cards with Hermes chipsets work. Yet, sometimes other cards that are completely unsupported and do not have a Hermes chipset work with the NDIS driver.

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wideangle Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 5	Hermes chipset and Proxim Is the Proxim ORiNOCO 11b Client PC Card the same as the Classic ORiNOCO 11b Client PC Card (does it use the Hermes chipset)? I am asking because I have seen conflicting reports on compatibility with NS.

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King_Ice_Flash Alien Paranoid Stumbler Join Date: May 2003 Location: WI Posts: 2,690	The Proxim classic card is the same as the Orinoco classic. __________________ "Yeah," said a voice from under the table, "you go to pieces so fast people get hit by the shrapnel."

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King_Ice_Flash Alien Paranoid Stumbler Join Date: May 2003 Location: WI Posts: 2,690	The Proxim 8410-WD will work with NS. You can use an adaptor, but some people have had problems with them. Using this card, you will get signal readings (unless you have to use the NDIS drivers to make the card work in NS because of the adaptor. If you get one of the RICOH chipset adaptors, you shouldn't have a problem. Fab-corp has them (under proxim orinoco). You can get a 7% discount if you are a member of these forums too. Just put that under the comments section when you order. __________________ "Yeah," said a voice from under the table, "you go to pieces so fast people get hit by the shrapnel." Last edited by King_Ice_Flash : 02-08-2004 at 09:25 PM.

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CannonR1 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 6	So all NS supported cards have a Hermes chipset in them but not all cards with Hermes chipsets work. Yet, sometimes other cards that are completely unsupported and do not have a Hermes chipset work with the NDIS driver. __________________ Microsoft is not the answer, Microsoft is the question, NO! is the answer.... Microsoft = MACROshit Last edited by CannonR1 : 02-11-2004 at 09:25 AM.

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02-08-2004	#3 (permalink)
wideangle Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 5	Therefore, it works with NS. Right?

02-08-2004	#4 (permalink)
wrzwaldo I amuse you? Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 9,147	You may want to check this thread. http://netstumbler.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7823

02-08-2004	#5 (permalink)
wideangle Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 5	I get the idea it might not work. So what shold I do. I need one a something that: 1. I can get a PCI adapter for (I am just going to put PC in my car because I don't have a laptop). 2. Works with NS. 3. Gives me dB / noise / etc readings (optional but would like it).