[ltp] Does anyone know a good source for this in Canada?

Pablo Vera linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 29 Jan 2007 18:48:12 -0600


If this is an Intel Pro/Wireless 2200bg, you need the drivers from 
Intel, I use those to setup the card in a Toshiba and they worked perfectly.

Here is a link:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/scripts-df-external/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=N&ProductID=&DwnldID=11849&strOSs=OSFullName=&lang=eng

Pablo
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James Knott wrote:
> James Knott wrote:
>> John Shane wrote:
>>   
>>> On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 16:15:38 -0500
>>> James Knott <james.knott@rogers.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>   
>>>     
>>>> I've been trying, without much luck to find a supplier for this IBM
>>>> WiFi NIC in Canada or at least at a decent price in the U.S.
>>>> The places I've found in the U.S. either don't ship to Canada or
>>>> charge a lot to do so.
>>>>
>>>> tnx jk
>>>>
>>>> http://www-306.ibm.com/common/ssi/fcgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=an&subtype=ca&htmlfid=897/ENUS104-101&appname=ibmlinkredirect 
>>>>     
>>>>       
>>> Did you try this eBay seller?
>>>
>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-Thinkpad-Intel-Pro-Wireless-2200-Mini-PCI-802-11g_W0QQitemZ190069855539QQihZ009QQcategoryZ45003QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>>>
>>> They claim to ship worldwide.  I bought one from them and it works
>>> great in my T23.  John
>>>   
>>>     
>> That looks doable.  All the previous U.S. sources I saw, either wouldn't
>> ship out of U.S. or charged an extreme amount for doing so.  I'm
>> planning on using it in my R31.
>>
>> tnx.
>>
>>   
> Well, I got one of these off ebay and it works fine in Linux on my R31. 
> Even Kwifimanager appears to work.  Can't say the same for under XP
> though.  I downloaded & installed the Windows driver from Lenovo, but it
> doesn't work.  So much for Windows being so much easier to use!  ;-)
> 
> Only downside is I had to give up my dial up modem.  :-(
> 
>