[KLUG Hardware] Difference between Gold & Silver

[randall perry]

At 10:08 PM 4/14/2003, you wrote:

>> What is the difference between an Orinico Silver and an Orinico Gold
>> PCMCIA wireless card?  Does it matter for regular Laptop<->WAP use?
>The gold does 128 bit WEP (encryption), the silver only does 64 bit.
There is also the Bronze card that doesn't have any encryption.

>Since either can be easily broken, I didn't see the point in buying 
>a gold.  Besides, the higher encryption you go, the slower the link.  
>Much better to run a VPN of some kind if you need security (IMO).
>
>> These seem to be about the only cards that are *clearly* supported under
>> Linux.
>
>My Orinoco silver works GREAT under Linux!
They are also cool because the MMCX connector allows to to connect a pigtail and have any external antenna you want! (2.4GHz and typically N-type)



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