[olug] Intel Pro/Wireless 2200

Jay Swackhamer Jay at RebootTheUser.com
Fri Aug 13 22:18:57 UTC 2004


The mini-pci slot is a standard slot, just find it and plug the card in,
and the antenna cable into the card......

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>> For you fellow laptop users, the Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG mini-pci
>> cards
>> now have a useable native linux driver with the .03 release. Start
>> testing
>> and stop using that ndiswrapper!
>>
>> http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/
>
> On a related note, has anyone ever purchased and added in one of these
> Mini-PCI cards to a laptop?  From what I understand I just crack open my
> laptop case, find the mini-pci slot and plug it in, right?  Is the
> mini-PCI formfactor and pinout standard link we come to expect from PCI
> and AGP cards in desktops, or will I have to find a Compaq mini-PCI card
> specifically?
>
> Right now I have a PCMCIA wireless card that is less than reliable...
>
> Dan
>
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