At 02:31 04-03-00 , Randall Gellens wrote:
>At 12:57 PM 2/15/00 +1030, Mark Prior wrote:
>
>>The package being offered is a WaveLAN IEEE Turbo 11Mbps PC card for
>>AU$276.36 (approx US$175). Drivers are available from Lucent for (at
>>least) Windows 95, 98, NT, CE, 2000, MacOS and Linux.
>
>Searching for "WaveLAN" at a catalog site shows (prices are in US$):
>
> LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES
> WaveLAN Turbo 11Mbps Wireless
> PC Card Silver; WEP
> $159.95
>
>
> LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES
> WaveLAN Turbo 11Mbps Wireless
> PC Card Gold; 128RC4
> $176.95
>
>
> LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES
> WaveLan Wireless Bronze PC Card
> *While Supplies Last
> $235
>
>
> LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES
> WaveLAN IEEE Bronze PC Card
> *Special Order
> $239.95
>
>Could someone explain the differences between these? Is the first one the same as
>what is being offered? If so, it appears to be cheaper to buy it in the US.
Mail-order/web prices for the Lucent WaveLAN Turbo Silver PCMCIA card are cheaper
in the US than at the IETF-discounted price in Adelaide. That noted, a lot
of IETF folks are coming from other countries, where the IETF-discounted price
might represent a very considerable savings versus their local price. Also,
there are "loaner" cards available at IETF (for credit card imprint) permitting
folks to try one out before purchase, etc.
The difference between Silver and Gold is the quality of the crypto supported,
by the way. In AU, it appears that Gold cards are available for sale only to financial
institutions or government-related institutions.
By the way, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and NetBSD all have device drivers for the Lucent
WaveLAN PCMCIA cards according to their respective web sites.
Ran
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