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Re: O.T. - Windows XP and Laptop / ORiNOCO Wireless LAN cards.


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  • Subject: Re: O.T. - Windows XP and Laptop / ORiNOCO Wireless LAN cards.
  • From: patrickl@xxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 12:25:34 -0000
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--- In ukha_d@y..., "Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@v...>
wrote:
>
> 1) I have no idea what to set it to ... I've tried "Compaq"
(the
machine
> name under windows), "047c4d" (the access point I.D. number)
-
nothing seems
> to make much of a difference.

It must be the access point ID for Orinocco. If it isn't, it will
associate, but you won't get data through (under Win2k)


> 2) is set to Channel 01 - same as the setting on the Access Point /
Gateway
> (as set by the ORiNOCO configuration software from a different PC).
>
> 3) is set to "Auto Rate Select"
>
> 4) is set to Off
>

WEP settings? Orinocco uses encryption whether you like it or not.
Again, if this is wrong, the card will associate but you won't get
data through. It's possible that XP is now clever enough to recognise
the garbled data, and this is the root cause of your woe.

Patrick



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