I was thinking along the same lines. If the problem is really in the 2200BG then another manufacturer will have the same problem. I am going to try to go the route of IBM sending me the a/b/g card - hopefully at minimal cost because all in all, I really do like the T42 laptop design and I'd prefer t...

My final test on my T42 which did it for me.... Built-In 2200BG with/without IBM config software, with/without WEP - no matter what I tried the best I could get was about 3 KB/sec. Gee, I thought I bought Centrino, not a 28.8 US Robotics modem. Plugged in a standard Linksys 802.11b PCMCIA card. Pick...

So I opened my new T42 2373-6VU yesterday, turned it on. Great machine. However, the WiFi really sucks so far. I read some posts here and took the advice of upgrading my router firmware (Linksys 802.11b - BEFW11S4 v2) and reinstalled Access Connections with the latest version (3.21 I believe). Still...