[ltp] Mini-PCI 802.11b on R40?

[Joel Ebel]

This is indeed a different card.  The madwifi driver SHOULD work with it 
as well, but for the thinkpad to accept it you'll need a BIOS update. 
the T40 has a BIOS update from sep. 11 that allows it's use.  I imagine 
there is a similar BIOS update for the R40.

Joel

mukesh agrawal wrote:

> On Mon, 15 Sep 2003, Steve K wrote:
> 
> 
>>However, if I were buying something new, I'd probably look for a
>>tri-mode Mini-PCI card, but I don't know much about them.  This one
>>seems to be tri-mode and uses the Atheros chipset (that is what is in
>>the IBM card):
> 
> 
> I'm confused about this... IBM lists a tri-mode card on their website.
> 
> http://www-132.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?lang=en_US&catalogId=-840&langId=-1&prmenbr=1&cntrfnbr=1&partNumber=31P9701&storeId=1&cntry=840
> 
> (Part # 31P9701, in case the link doesn't work.)
> 
> Is that card not the same one that people are using the MadWIFI driver
> with? (I assume the 31P9701 has the Atheros chipset, since the other two
> cards listed as accessories for the T40 are Intel and Cisco cards.)
> 
> Or is the IBM website wrong in calling it an a/b/g card? Or maybe the
> driver doesn't support g on the card IBM sells?
> 
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