[ltp] Wireless solution for T23

[Diana & Frank Russell]

I've got a R40 running Debian Testing.  Am currently using an older  
Linksys PCMCIA card, WPC11, Version 4.  couldn't find a native driver 
for it so had to go the ndiswrapper route.  Had some tough times getting 
it to work, needed to compile ndiswrapper from source due to a know bug. 
.  .at least that's what I thought at the time!  Ended up writing a bash 
script to config the card as couldn't get it set up otherwise.  If 
you're interested, contact me off list and I'd be happy to send you the 
script.

The bottom line is to echo what another person has written. .  .make 
sure that whatever route you go, that's it supported by native Linux 
drivers.  Post some fourms and look for specific comments on the card 
that you decide to buy!  It will save you a lot of time and trouble.

BTW, I'd certainly reconsider the USB/card approach.  You can always buy 
a relatively cheap usb hub for $10-$20 at home, or where you've not 
traveling.  Otherwise, just use one of your two on-board USB connectors 
when you're using the net. 

Good luck, Frank

> I just got a broadband Internet connection and bought a Linksys 
> WAG200G 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 an 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?