[plug] PC Card w/ Atheros chipset

[Richard Meyer]

How does that work? Do I have to install it as an FRU (as the IBM
manuals so quaintly call it)?

It definitely appears that Intel is the way to go on my setup, anyway.

Anyone know of a USB dongle type that uses Intel?

Thanks
RM

On Thu, 2007-06-21 at 15:29 +0800, Craig Foster wrote:
> I have an internal Intel 2100BG card you can use, but I'm not sure
> whether the IBM laptop will spit it out as not-compatible (like my X30
> does)
> 
> 
> CraigF.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-bounces at plug.org.au [mailto:plug-bounces at plug.org.au] On
> Behalf Of Richard Meyer
> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 5:10 PM
> To: PLUG
> Subject: [plug] PC Card w/ Atheros chipset
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I have a few questions to ask concerning the Netgear WG511T card I
> bought off eBay - I'm using it in an IBM X30 lappy, and it works fine
> for a while, and then the reported signal gets weaker and weaker, with
> the transfer rate eventually dropping to 1Mb/s. Reported signal strength
> and quality also drop.
> 
> The other lappy I have here which has an Intel "Centrino" card is happy
> to remain at 54Mb/s.
> 
> This is, of course, under Linux (OpenSUSE 10.2). The question I'm asking
> is whether anyone can think of a reason for the degradation (the AP is
> within 2 metres of the lappy).
> 
> I suspect that the card may be suffering from hardware rot, with a a
> connection acting up as the card gets warmer (and it gets quite toasty
> after about 3 hours).
> 
> Also does anyone have another card of another make (also preferably
> Atheros chipset) that I could borrow for a day or so to check whether it
> is a hardware problem?
> 
> Any ideas gratefully received.
-- 
Richard Meyer <meyerri at westnet.com.au>
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It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves. 
William Pitt, 1783

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