Installing a wifi card in the X40

[catback]

My X40 currently has an Intel wifi card installed (FRU# 91P7267). The label on it lists it as 802.11b. Will I be able to connect to 802.11g signals with an updated driver or will the entire card need to be replaced to do this? I plan on running either Windows 7 or XP.

If I need a new card, can anyone recommend one that is plug and play that Windows will automatically install drivers for and that won't give me an incompatible network card error message when I boot up? A model# or FRU# for the card would be helpful.

Thanks.

[ajkula66]

You'll have to change the card itself.

Any Intel 2200BG/2915ABG with a FRU # will work fine, as will their IBM/Atheros counterparts.

Running W7 on a X40 will not be an enjoyable experience. Stick with XP.

There are hundreds of FRUs out there.

Post a WTB (want-to-buy) ad in the forum's Marketplace and someone will come to your rescue.

[tom lightbody]

> will my class b card work on a class g network?

yes. Class g is really b/g--same freqs, just different speed limits. At my house,
the signal comes over the same cable as TV, and I find class b cards
virtually the same speed as class g or (even) class n. The bandwith bottleneck
isn't the card in the laptop--it's the service provider.

perhaps if you're connected to a faster router somewhere, you would notice
the difference.

class a, that was the first, is as fast as g but uses a different freq that fails to
penetrate walls so well.

[ajkula66]

yes. Class g is really b/g--same freqs, just different speed limits.

Not necessarily. Everything depends on router settings. If the setup is configured to ignore the "b" cards, connection will not be established.