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    Urgent Question-700m centrino off?????

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by mobri09, Apr 27, 2005.

  1. mobri09

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    Does anyone know if you can turn the centrino off on the dell 700m?
    If you know hit me up asap!

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    mobri09, Apr 27, 2005
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    you mean the wireless card?! Centrino is just the name of the tecnology!

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    centrino isn't a thing you turn on and off
     
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    because i wanted to get an external Orinoco Nic card for it and i heard centrino is not compatible with netstumbler...to sniff/identify networks for my company.

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    Centrino isn't really an "option," it's a type of processor technology, like Hyperthreading or PowerNow...I'm fairly certain it can't be "turned off." However, if such an option exists, it would probably be in your BIOS.

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    Im pretty sure i heard you can turn off the centrino option with a physical or OS toggle...does anyone know?

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    why can't you use your sniffer with the internal nic card?
     
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    you can just physically remove the wireless card! or disable it from the BIOS. ANd then use whatever one you want


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    Is there an on off switch for the wireless on the 700m or some kind of OS toggle?

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    I think the FN + F2 turns off the internal wireless card. F2 has a little antenna on it in blue. I have not tried it myself. The other option is to go into network connections, right click and disable on the adapter. I bet you went to the net stumbler forum and got flamed hard. They love flaming noobs. BTW that is the lamest signature I have ever seen.
     
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    thanks bugmenot....hahah the sig is sweeet!


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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by drumfu
     
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