Difference between revisions of "IBM Dual-Band 11a/b Wi-Fi Wireless Mini PCI Adapter"

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== Linux WiFi driver ==
 
== Linux WiFi driver ==
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The [[Madwifi]] driver works with this adapter
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This adapter should be automatically supported in recent distributions with the [[ath5k]] driver. However this driver might be unstable unless you have at least kernel 2.6.29.
  
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Madwifi has 2 sets of drivers at the time of this writing (2005-12-03) the new and old ones. The new ones didn't work for me, I had to download the old ones. After installing the old ones, on at least my thinkpad X31 on fedora core 4, after installing the driver (from compiling the source, i.e. make/make install) you need to edit /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-ath0 and delete the "rate" entry.
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Alternatively the [[Madwifi]] driver works with this adapter.
  
 
== ThinkPads this card may be found in ==
 
== ThinkPads this card may be found in ==

Revision as of 00:57, 12 March 2009

This is a Mini-PCI WiFi Adapter that is installed in a Mini-PCI slot.

Features

  • Chipset: Atheros AR5001X
  • IEEE Standards: 802.11a, 802.11b
  • PCI ID: 168c:0012

Mini-PCI WiFi Adapter

IBM Partnumbers

  • IBM FRU PN (WW): 26P8448, 26P8506, 91P7263
  • IBM FRU PN (Japan): 26P8447
  • IBM FRU PN (China): 26P8446, 91P7265

Also known (in IBM literature) as....

  • 802.11a/b Philips Wireless Card (Lee)
  • 802.11a/b Wireless Card (Lee)

Linux WiFi driver

This adapter should be automatically supported in recent distributions with the ath5k driver. However this driver might be unstable unless you have at least kernel 2.6.29.

Alternatively the Madwifi driver works with this adapter.

ThinkPads this card may be found in

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