[ltp] Wireless solution for T23

Macskasi Csaba linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 12 Jan 2008 13:52:51 +0100


Afaik the T23 doesn't have usb2.0 ports. This means, that you could not =
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use the full speed of 802.11g with an usb-adapter.
If I was you I would buy a nice pcmcia-card. Those are easy to  =

install/remove and you can use an external antenna.
Here is a nice list of cards with descriptions:  =

http://backtrack.offensive-security.com/index.php?title=3DHCL:Wireless


Regards,
Csaba


On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 13:35:16 +0100, Marcin Trybus <mtrybus@o2.pl> wrote:=


> I just got a broadband Internet connection and bought a Linksys WAG200=
G
> router with a wireless access point (as the name implies it's a G
> standard). I bought wireless only because it was not that much more
> expensive than a wired-only model. Since my T23 comes without a built-=
in
> WiFi adapter I am considering various options of making it wireless
> capable. There are only two reasonable options, a PCMCIA adapter and a=
n
> internal, preferably Intel-based, miniPCI card. I discount the USB
> adapters, as the T23 has only 2 ports anyway. The problem is that my
> machine does not have the built in antenna. So is it worth the hassle =
to
> install it?
>
> I'd appreciate any feedback.
>
> My uptime is ca. 98% Debian GNU/Linux (with the approx. 2% Win2k), so
> whatever the solution will be it should be as Open as possible.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Marcin Trybus
>



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Macskasi Csaba
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