[ltp] Wireless card and mouse

[Richard Neill]

RICHARD CARTER wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> 
> I have ordered a refurbished Thinkpad T40 on which I plan to install 
> Mandriva 2007 Powerpack.  I will want to connect to the internet via my 
> D-Link DI-524 router.  However  the machine, it when comes,  will not 
> have a wireless card installed.  Can anyone advice me of products which 
> would work without taking the machine apart? 

You probably don't want to install an internal mini-pci card anyway, 
since you'll lose your LAN if you do.

So, pretty much any PCMCIA card will do - just google to see if it has 
Linux support. I have a Cisco Aironet 350 (from eBay) which has 
excellent wifi support, although it is limited to 11Mbit.

  Also can anyone advice on
> a mouse which can be used instead of the installed pad?

Do try to get to like the trackpoint first - once configured to taste 
(and with the sensitivity set to full), you'll probably prefer it to 
anything else.

As for external mice, you can use (almost) any USB mouse.


Best wishes,

Richard

> 
> Thanks for any help.
> 
> Richard Carter