[ltp] pcmcia wireless card for T23

[Bert Haskins]

Cheryl Homiak wrote:

> I'd like to get a pcmcia wireless card for my T23. When I visited  
> Compusa, they had a couple of Linksys notebook cards. I haven't ben  
> able to find anything about getting linksys cards to work in linux  
> except that I found a couple of accounts of failed attempts on  
> google. Can I get a Linksys to work? If so, do I have to be careful  
> what model it is?

Yes, but many cards are marketed with different chipsets that use the 
same model number.
This sucks!!!!! bigtime.
Don't buy anything that you can't return and swap for something else.
After pluging in the card, lspci should show what chipset it uses.
If it doesn't, take it back.
If it says Broadcom, take it back.
 
The sad part of this is that I have yet to find a card that says
"Works with Linux" on the box
 

> If not, what pcmcia cards will work? Where can I  find instructions to 
> get Linksys or other cards set up with my t23?


IMHO, Linksys would be about my last choice.
I've had much better luck with the Atheros-based Airlink (Fries), 
Netgear, and Belkin in
that order.
All of the above are G or super G cards.

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