x24 802.1b upgradable to 802.1 a/b/g?

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jealouse · #1 Post by **jealouse** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 1:57 am

hello

i have x24 with built-in 802.1b (mini pci)

is it possible to upgrade to 802.1 a/b/g by simply swapping mini pci card?

i'm mainly concerned if the built-in antenna is compatible to 801.2a and 802.1g as well.

(or perhaps i should upgrade antenna as well?)

thanx in advance!

jealouse · #2 Post by **jealouse** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 5:02 pm

does anybody know the answer to the question? i'm buying 802.1 b/g router soon and would really like to know the answer. i'm reluctant to call IBM cuz usually those people don't know what they are talking about (think bestbuy salesman)

budder · #3 Post by **budder** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 5:42 pm

IBM does usually know what they're talking about. And I really don't think it's worth the extra expense to get .11a compatability. A decent number of places run g, but almost no one uses a.

leesiulung · #4 Post by **leesiulung** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 8:36 am

Try it out and let us know. After all IBM has a 30 day money back guarantee. No questions aksed!

WilsonF · #5 Post by **WilsonF** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 10:00 am

I think that it may not be possible if yours is one of the x2x models with a combo WiFi and modem miniPCI.

However, I have an x23 and an X24 at home in which I use D-Link AG650 WiFi pc cards and have disabled the 802.11b mini-pci card. These get reception and throughput on both the A and G bands that is as good as that of my T42p with the a/b/g card.

Leeper · #6 Post by **Leeper** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 6:35 pm

it should work but you would be breaking a bunch of FCC laws doing it.

The FCC mandates that no 802.11a device have a user changeable antenna. So by adding the a/b/g card you are in effect changeing the antena to support the a option.

Better solution would be to get one of the new Intel b/g cards and go with that. It should work no problem in your x24

mr_yellow · #7 Post by **mr_yellow** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 5:07 pm

Excuse me for digging up this old thread but i'm in the exactly same boat as the original poster.

I have an x24 and want to upgrade to a minipci 802.11a/b/g card I already have the router (dual band a/b/g) so and want to standardize on 802.11a.

Did any of you manage to figure out if the ibm 802.11a/b/g mPCI card works? is the antenna port compatible?

Anyone know if there are any kind of bios locks on teh x24 like there is on the x30+ that will prevent me from using some other 3rd party mPCI card?

Thanks,

Leeper · #8 Post by **Leeper** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 5:11 pm

Why 802.11a?

mr_yellow · #9 Post by **mr_yellow** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 5:12 pm

I have a cordless phone that operates on the 2.4 ghz range and that kills my wireles connection everytime.. =(

And since 802.11a works at the 5ghz range, it should be smooth sailing.

Leeper · #10 Post by **Leeper** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 5:18 pm

Your range will suck goats.

My suggestion would be to get a 5ghz phone and stick with 802.11g/b.

As for the cards - the X24 is also locked to accept only certain cards. Go get an IBM card from ebay.

mr_yellow · #11 Post by **mr_yellow** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 1:18 pm

Hmm.. i didn't know that about 802.11a...

well regardless of the frequencies and ranges... Will the IBM 802.11a/b/g card fit and work with the x24's antenna/bios/etc?

thanks,

sktn77a · #12 Post by **sktn77a** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:43 pm

Bearing in mind the original T40 with 802.11b requires a BIOS upgrade to work with the a/b/g card, I think it's a fair assumption that something similar will be required for the X2x series.

TomStearns · #13 Post by **TomStearns** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:02 pm

My X24 gave all manner of connection problems with the Actiontac built-in so I bought a "B" PCMCIA card thinking my Linksys router was G and B. Worked no better than the built-in ie connected for anywhere from 10 seconds to 10 minutes but highly unreliable.

I then bought a G card and that seems to solve the problem.

No fussing with BIOS, no fooling with anything----auto selected security codes in about 2 minutes. Good signal 35 feet away from router.

ex24 · #14 Post by **ex24** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 7:46 pm

mr_yellow, the Antennas are all standard for 2.4GHz / 5GHz, I really want to know about the impressive a/b/g Router that you have

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