[ltp] Which wireless network card?
Dan Sawyer
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 30 Jan 2004 09:59:36 -0800
I am in a simular situation, with a standard 600x.
1. this did not work for my use
2. I am using this now on a temp license. The solution appears to be a
'B-'. Suspend resume is not seamless and DHCP does not work.
3. I do not know what this is; is all Linuxant did was to comercialize
this??
4. I tired this but lacked the skills to install it. I have an Atheros
based card from a local retailer that will be returned.
5. I have purchased an SMC card that is purported to work under the
Prism chip-set. It is 'in the mail'. I will let you know if it works.
Dan
Evan Leibovitch wrote:
> I recently took delivery of an X31, model 2672-PBU, which comes with
> the Intel wireless card.
>
> I am aware of the Centrino issues, and am trying to determine the best
> strategy for running this system under Linux (Mandrake 9.2).
>
> Apparently my choices are:
>
> 1) Do nothing, use Windows for wireless, and wait for the Intel Linux
> driver
>
> 2) Get the $20 Linuxant solution for using the Windows driver under Linux
>
> 3) Get the open source NDISwrapper package to use the Windows driver
> under Linux
>
> 4) Spend $85 on the IBM a/b/g replacement card (part 31P9701) which
> uses the Atheros chipset and is supported under Linux by the "madwifi"
> driver.
> (Some people on this list seem to have had some problems with this card)
>
> Any experiences or suggestions on the best approach are greatly
> appreciated, even if it's not one of the above options.
>
> - Evan
>
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