Wpc55ag

kelendral · 05-12-2003

Does anyone know what chip the Linksys WPC55AG uses? It's the Dual-Band Wireless A+G Notebook Adapter lets your notebook communicate with all three wireless network standards. With one PC Card, you can connect to Wireless-A (802.11a), Wireless-G (draft 802.11g) and Wireless-B (802.11b) networks.

Sorry about the cut and paste but that was the quickest way to describe the card. I'm thinking of buying that one as a replacement for the Orinoco Gold that got broken but want to make sure I'll still be able to stumble.

Jaffo · 05-12-2003

Sorry, had to vent.

Googled for Linksys WPC55AG chipset and got the link as the 1st hit.

To quote them "...based on the three-chip AR5001X chipset from Atheros, which is capable of communicating across all three major WLAN technologies: the 5GHz 802.11a and the 2.4GHz 802.11b and 802.11g."

Want the link to the article?
</SOAPBOX>

...actually, that should read </PSA> for public service announcement.

kelendral · 05-14-2003

Yes, I saw that review already. Thanks for not helping though. Perhaps if you had read some of the other reviews and articles you would have seen that some of them mention this as having a broadcom chipset. Thus I wanted to come here to a place where people who may have actually purchased the card and not recieved review (possible beta/early/etc) versions of the card would be able to clarify things.

I guess I was wrong.

mvario · 05-14-2003

If you do an FCC search on it the only documents under Linksys show a change in designation from 'PPD-AR5BCB-00022'. PPD is Atheros Communications.

kelendral · 05-14-2003

mvario,

Thanks. Can you give me a link to where on the FCC site I can check these things for myself so that I can see what the final versions of cards have in them. Dealing with reviews is sometimes not the best way to figure things out.

Thorn · 05-14-2003

http://www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid/

Jaffo · 05-14-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by kelendral
<snipped cuz I don't give a fsck> Thanks for not helping though.

Hey, you are welcome for the help. Anything I can do to be helpful!

Here's another link that could help you...

http://www.google.com

The info you provide is absolutely minimal, so you should expect a broad low level response. Had you mentioned specifically what you where looking for, I would have known more of what you wanted, known I had no expereince with it, and left it be for someone more qualified. Instead, you left it general, I tried to help (albeit it with a cranky tone for lack of effort on original posters part...that's you), and you answered with a snide remark. Nice netiquette.

See this is a community of people with common interests who try share what we know and help each other out. But every time someone log's in and says "Hey, where can I get X and Y" when they obviously haven't even TRIED to find the answer themselves, they tend to bring down a piece of our collective wrath. I don't come here to be a librarian...I come to learn, and hopefully help.

And now I just don't care anymore.
</soapbox>

Thorn et al, my apologies for using this forum to vent. Wont happen again.

kelendral · 05-15-2003

Thanks Thorn.

mvario, and Thorn, your help was much appreciated.

05-12-2003	#1 (permalink)
kelendral Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4	Wpc55ag Does anyone know what chip the Linksys WPC55AG uses? It's the Dual-Band Wireless A+G Notebook Adapter lets your notebook communicate with all three wireless network standards. With one PC Card, you can connect to Wireless-A (802.11a), Wireless-G (draft 802.11g) and Wireless-B (802.11b) networks. Sorry about the cut and paste but that was the quickest way to describe the card. I'm thinking of buying that one as a replacement for the Orinoco Gold that got broken but want to make sure I'll still be able to stumble.

05-12-2003	#2 (permalink)
Jaffo zenstumbler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 43	STFW, it's not just a phrase its a WAY OF FARKING LIKE Sorry, had to vent. Googled for Linksys WPC55AG chipset and got the link as the 1st hit. To quote them "...based on the three-chip AR5001X chipset from Atheros, which is capable of communicating across all three major WLAN technologies: the 5GHz 802.11a and the 2.4GHz 802.11b and 802.11g." Want the link to the article? </SOAPBOX> ...actually, that should read </PSA> for public service announcement. __________________ Jaffo Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." -- plaque on Albert Einstein's office wall

05-14-2003	#6 (permalink)
Thorn Did you do the math? Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Villa Straylight Posts: 10,359	http://www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid/ __________________ Thorn "Read Altas Shrugged. Compare it to today. Repeat as necessary"

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05-14-2003	#3 (permalink)
kelendral Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4	Yes, I saw that review already. Thanks for not helping though. Perhaps if you had read some of the other reviews and articles you would have seen that some of them mention this as having a broadcom chipset. Thus I wanted to come here to a place where people who may have actually purchased the card and not recieved review (possible beta/early/etc) versions of the card would be able to clarify things. I guess I was wrong.

05-14-2003	#4 (permalink)
mvario I stumble, therefore I am Join Date: May 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 137	If you do an FCC search on it the only documents under Linksys show a change in designation from 'PPD-AR5BCB-00022'. PPD is Atheros Communications.

05-14-2003	#5 (permalink)
kelendral Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4	mvario, Thanks. Can you give me a link to where on the FCC site I can check these things for myself so that I can see what the final versions of cards have in them. Dealing with reviews is sometimes not the best way to figure things out.

05-15-2003	#8 (permalink)
kelendral Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4	Thanks Thorn. mvario, and Thorn, your help was much appreciated.