[ltp] r40 without built-in wireless

[Mark Carroll]

On Sat, 17 Apr 2004, Norbert Wojtowicz wrote:
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> literature seems outdated or contradictory. Can someone help me pick out
> a good linux-supported mini pci card for this laptop?

I'm having good results with using the madwifi drivers in my R40 with
built-in wireless and the IBM tri-mode mini-PCI card. The driver's still
beta, but is actively developed.

> I'd also like to know if there is good support for the pcmcia on debian
> (which I plan on running). If so, maybe I would just get a wireless card
> for the pcmcia slot. Is there a big performance boost, power drain, etc.
> to this approach?

I have no idea. (-: I avoided the PCMCIA route because I didn't want to
have something sticking out of the side of the machine, so I didn't get as
far as researching such topics!

-- Mark