[ltp] New WiFi NIC

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Quoting James Knott <james.knott@rogers.com>:

> alhaz@xmission.com wrote:
>> Quoting James Knott <james.knott@rogers.com>:
>>
>>> James Knott wrote:
>>>> I'm considering replacing the WiFi NIC in my R31.  I'd like one 
>>>> that works with WiFi Manager and can easily replace the existing 
>>>> built in mini-PCI card.
>>>>
>>>> Any recommendations?
>>>>
>>>
>>> That should be "works with KWiFi Manager".
>>
>>
>>   I'm pretty fond of my Intel 2200 card. Excellent range, drivers 
>> work very well.
>>
>>   afaik the requirements for kwifimanager are probably that it 
>> supports wireless extensions and supports scanning. The intel wifi 
>> cards do.
>>
>>   The issue you're going to run into is that non-IBM cards will be 
>> rejected by the bios, unless you use one of the various methods for 
>> disabling that 'feature'.
> I'll have to look into that card.
>
> How do I disable that "feature"?


http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Problem_with_unauthorized_MiniPCI_network_card