[ltp] New WiFi NIC

[Bert Haskins]

alhaz@xmission.com wrote:

> 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 


Should add A30, A30P, A31, A31P to that list.