Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Mini-PCI Express Adapter
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Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Mini-PCI ExpressThis is a Mini-PCI Express WiFi Adapter Features
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IBM Partnumbers
42T0865, 42T0867, 42T0869, 42T0871, 42T0905 : Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN (11n enabled)
42T0873, 42T0875, 42T0877, 42T0879, : Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN (11n disabled)
(From T61 Hardware maintenance Manual)
NOTE!
Only the IBM Parts will work, any other parts will give an 1802 error on Post because the sub-vendor PCI ID is different, see Problem with unauthorized MiniPCI network card for more details
NOTE!
Part numbers above will not work with ThinkPad models earlier than the 61 (T61, X61) series, even if the ThinkPad supports Mini-PCI Express. A 42T0865 card was tested in a T60, and resulted in an 1802 POST error.
Hardware switch
Some ThinkPads have a hardware switch that must be in the on position for the radio to work, regardless of driver state:
Support
Procedures for using this card under Linux using Intel wireless driver
- http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=159550
- Installing Debian Lenny on a ThinkPad T61#WiFi: Intel 4965AGN
ThinkPads this card may be found in
Flaws
- lacks promiscuous mode sniffing capability, good signal strength meter (see notes "sharing Experience" at the bottom of link below).Talk:Intel_PRO/Wireless_4965AGN_Mini-PCI_Express_Adapter