| Posted by: | tuxsavvy |
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| Subject: | Buying a kismet compatible card for IBM Thinkpad R40.... |
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| Date: | 05:16:59 01/07/2008 |
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> Hi,
>
> I have an old IBM R40 without any wifi card and I'd like to
> use it for general purpose office stuff and for kismet wardriving.
> Unfortunately this particular machine has no integrated wifi.
> Would you please give an advice on which card to buy?
> -The machine has its own miniPCI slot with aerial connections free,
> -PCMCIA slot (III) is also free
> -I need a g card,
> -My OS is ubuntu 7
> -Power consumption is a concern.
> -I already have a 3945abg card but unfortunately it is a miniPCIe (sigh!).
>
> Should I go for a intel miniPCI 2200 or it is better to go for a
> PCMCIA? In this case, which one?
>
> Thank you all,
> savdevito
alfa has atheros chips on minipci, check compatibilty before purchasing. It's probably alot better than ipw2200.
There are far more supports for pcmcia than minipci in terms of chipset compatibility. Adding USB gives you slightly more to that list as well.
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