[ltp] Re: Linux WLAN with A30p

[James P. K. Gilb]

As I recall, my T30 did not have an icon for the WLAN, even though it 
was wireless ready.  I bought the mini-PCI card for the T30 and I got it 
working in Windows 2K after installing the correct drivers.  (I still 
can't get it to connect from Linux with my home network, though).

There is a very simple test to determine if you can use a mini-PCI 
wireless card with your Thinkpad.  Take off the mini-PCI cover and look 
for the little co-ax cables.  If you cannot find the cables, it doesn't 
matter if the laptop has antennas, you won't be able to make use of them.

OTOH, if you find the cables, then it is highly likely that a mini-PCI 
card will work in your laptop.

James Gilb

Tino Keitel wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 12:06:16 -0400, Frank Roberts - SOTL wrote:
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>>There should be an icon, actually a number of icons on the bottom right status 
>>bar that show support for modem, network, wlan et I believe there are four 
> 
> 
> I have no WLAN hardware. I just want to know if my A30 is prepared for
> WLAN, which means if there is an WLAN antenna.
> 
> Regards,
> Tino