Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: BRM <bm_witness@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Wireless N PCMCIA/CardBus Recommendations...
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:22:27
Message-Id: 1310671238.98270.YahooMailRC@web39314.mail.mud.yahoo.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Wireless N PCMCIA/CardBus Recommendations... by Neil Bothwick
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3 > From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
4 > On Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:42:49 -0700 (PDT), BRM wrote:
5 >
6 > > While I am at it, I am also considering getting a new wireless card for
7 > > my D600 laptop to at least augment the internal b43-legacy supported
8 > > Broadcom 43xx card that generally works, but is also a pain to keep
9 > > working.
10 >
11 > [snip]
12 >
13 > > So that leaves me with using one of the open PCMCIA card slots. I have
14 > > two wired PCMCIA adapters, useful mostly for multi-network and
15 > > diagnostics; so the slots are open.
16 >
17 > What format is the internal card? If it's mini-PCI, a standard Intel card
18 > may be a better choice.
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20 Yes, I believe it's mini-PCI - two slots; only one used that I'm aware of.
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22 Ok, for 802.11a/b/g; not sure how well it would be for 802.11n.
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24 Ben