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
rja(_at_)inet(_dot_)org