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    Wireless Adapter for R40

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by kghoshal, Sep 21, 2004.

  1. kghoshal

    kghoshal Newbie

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    I have a R40 ThinkPad.I wish to add a wireless adapter to it so that I can connect it to a WLAN.What is the best that I should go for?Are there any compatibility issues I should be aware of?Has anyone bought anything like this from eBay/Amazon?

    Suggestions will be highly appreciated.

    Thanks
    Kaustav
     
    kghoshal, Sep 21, 2004
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  2. Myung

    Myung Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have T30 and recently bought used (pull) Cisco Wireless mini-pci adapter(b) from eBay. It works great. But, Cisco driver does not seem to support WPA-PSK. Of course, WEP is supported and other versions of WPA are supported.

    Before mini-pci card, I used to have netgear WG511(b/g) whose new drivers (supporting WPA) had conflicts with Thinkpads (not just T30, other models). There is fix in the netgear support page. Other than that, the netgear card is a good choice, too.
     
    Myung, Sep 21, 2004
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  3. bootleg2go

    bootleg2go Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Hi kghoshal,
    See my response in your other post.

    Jack

    "They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" (Ben Franklin)
    http://pbase.com/joneill
     
    bootleg2go, Sep 21, 2004
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