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Can't get Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG WIfi working on ThinkPad T43
Can't get Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG WIfi working on ThinkPad T43
My Thinkpad T43 has a Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG card and I need to get it working in WIndows 7 32 bit... It works perfectly in Ubuntu 12.04 - can connect without issues.
But in WIndows 7, it can see a bunch of networks and I can try to connect to one and enter a password... but it won't connect. It just fails to connect each time. I figured it was a driver issue - I've tried the version that comes with WIndows 7, I've tried the Vista 32 bit version, I've fiddled with settings. But I think oother people have managed to get it working straight away.
But in WIndows 7, it can see a bunch of networks and I can try to connect to one and enter a password... but it won't connect. It just fails to connect each time. I figured it was a driver issue - I've tried the version that comes with WIndows 7, I've tried the Vista 32 bit version, I've fiddled with settings. But I think oother people have managed to get it working straight away.
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Re: Can't get Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG WIfi working on ThinkPad T43
I have the same card and i have problems with the public ones (either no password protection or log in with an account) in Windows 7. I recall many of mine and many of my friends Windows 7 laptop have the same problem with those wifi. Somehow mysteriously, upgrading to Windows 10 on my T43 machines and the problem vanished!
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T23 PIII 1.13ghz 1gb W7
Precision M4300 X9000 8gb 160gb WUXGA Ultrasharp fp W10
T530i 15.6" i7 16gb fp W10
UXGA:
A30p PIII 1.2 1gb W7 (IDTech)
T43p 2.26 2gb fp W10 (Sharp)
Lat C840 P4-2.5 2gb 60gb W7 (Ultrasharp)
600 PII-266 416mb 40gb WXP
T23 PIII 1.13ghz 1gb W7
Precision M4300 X9000 8gb 160gb WUXGA Ultrasharp fp W10
T530i 15.6" i7 16gb fp W10
UXGA:
A30p PIII 1.2 1gb W7 (IDTech)
T43p 2.26 2gb fp W10 (Sharp)
Lat C840 P4-2.5 2gb 60gb W7 (Ultrasharp)
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Re: Can't get Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG WIfi working on ThinkPad T43
Now is the time to upgrade to 300Mbps wifi-N!
It's never been as cheap as this!
TP-Link TL-WN861N http://www.ebay.com/itm/292042300011
(I'm not related/connected to seller)
It's never been as cheap as this!
TP-Link TL-WN861N http://www.ebay.com/itm/292042300011
(I'm not related/connected to seller)
Lovely day for a Guinness! (The Real Black Stuff)
Re: Can't get Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG WIfi working on ThinkPad T43
I don't think they managed to remove the Wifi whitelist on this model.
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Re: Can't get Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG WIfi working on ThinkPad T43
But they have! http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/Problem_with_ ... ified_BIOS
The modified BIOSes there remove both the wifi whitelist and the annoying Error 2010 that appears when a non-Thinkpad HDD is installed.
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Re: Can't get Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG WIfi working on ThinkPad T43
Indeed. I have been using TP Link "n" cards on my T43/p units for years now.axur-delmeria wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2017 9:13 amBut they have! http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/Problem_with_ ... ified_BIOS
The modified BIOSes there remove both the wifi whitelist and the annoying Error 2010 that appears when a non-Thinkpad HDD is installed.
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George (your grouchy retired FlexView farmer)
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Abused daily: T520, X200s
PMs requesting personal tech support will be ignored.
Re: Can't get Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG WIfi working on ThinkPad T43
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Problem_w ... twork_card implies that it doesn't fix the problem
Might give it a try. Can't even get the card working in Windows XP enough to connect to a WPA2 Wifi network.NOTE!
On the R32, T43, X41, X60, W500, X230 and probably others, the BIOS hacks and the "no-1802" utility don't work.
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Re: Can't get Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG WIfi working on ThinkPad T43
Get the matching BIOS update here: https://archive.org/details/T43SLIC2.17 ... 0ByTTAV134
Get that TP-Link wifi card that I mentioned earlier.
Get drivers for that card here: http://www.atherosdrivers.com/
End of story.
Get that TP-Link wifi card that I mentioned earlier.
Get drivers for that card here: http://www.atherosdrivers.com/
End of story.
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