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ORiNOCO is the brand name that was used for a family of wireless networking solutions by Proxim (previously Lucent ). These Chipset s provide wireless connectivity for 802.11-compliant Wireless LAN s.

The different models of cards, referred to by different color-based monikers, were:
  • White/Bronze: Standard WaveLAN IEEE PC Cards with 802.11 support {Link without Title}

  • Bronze/Silver: WaveLAN IEEE Turbo PC Cards with 802.11b and WEP support {Link without Title}

  • Silver/Gold: WaveLAN IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Cards, with support for 802.11b and additional WEP features {Link without Title}



COMPATIBILITY

The WaveLAN chipsets that power ORiNOCO-branded cards were commonly used to power other wireless networking devices, and are compatible with a number of other access points, routers, and wireless cards, including the following:

  • 3Com AirConnect

  • Cabletron RoamAbout 802.11 DS

  • Compaq WL100 11 Mbit/s Wireless Adapter

  • D-Link DWL-650

  • ELSA AirLancer MC-11

  • Ericsson WLAN Card C11

  • Farallon SkyLINE

  • HyperLink Wireless PC Card 11Mbit/s

  • Intel PRO/Wireless 2011

  • Intersil PRISM2 11 Mbit/s Wireless Adapter

  • LA4111 Spectrum24 Wireless LAN PC Card

  • Lucent Technologies Wavelan/IEEE Orinoco

  • Melco WLI-PCM-L11

  • Microsoft Wireless Notebook Adapter MN-520

  • NCR WaveLAN/IEEE Adapter

  • Proxim LAN PC CARD HARMONY 80211B

  • Samsung 11Mbit/s WLAN Card



LINUX DRIVERS

The Open Source HermesAP driver supports the IEEE 802.11b Hermes/ORiNOCO family of chips.


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