RE: Orinoco versus SMC2532W-B Cards

["Chris Magnusson" <wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Interesting. The card appears to be a 16-bit (ie, non-cardbus) card
(http://www.smc.com/drivers_downloads/library/SMC2532WB_DS2.pdf), so it
should function with Pocket PCs. The PDF doesn't mention it, but does it
come with drivers for Windows CE/Pocket PC 2000/Pocket PC 2002/Windows
Mobile Edition 2003?

-----Original Message-----
From: The Captain [mailto:thecaptain101@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 11:05 AM
To: netstumbler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; sbwug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Orinoco versus SMC2532W-B Cards


Most people on this list know I recently got one of these SMC 200
milliwatt 
cards. I've been trying to figure if it receives better than an Orinoco 
silver, both with the standard built in antenna, only.

I recently did about a 45 minute war drive in busy Los Angeles area. The

Orinoco stumbled into 66 AP's, the SMC stumbled into 129. Both identical

laptops sat in the passenger's seat, internal antennas about 12" apart.
This 
is not a very scientific test, but, as far as I'm concerned, the SMC 
receives much better than the Orinoco.

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Norm Perron