A22M 2628 TSU......Wifi question

[turbo]

Unit was fitted for, but not with,... a 802.11b Lan PCMCIA card. Dof has taken a liking to the flashing light on my Linkys PCMCIA and crunched it. So I am into a new PCMCIA or....a mini PCI

Question, I have installed "mini PCI" 802.11b/g cards and installed antenna in antenna-less units, just not Thinkpads.

So has anyone done this with a A22M, if its possible anyone got a recommendation for the best suitable 802.11g mini? I was considering an Atheros mini?

Any help would be appreciated...

[LtTPfan]

If you stick with an official IBM card you will avoid some problems and maintain full function of the indicator light and FnF5 key sequence. Others can be made to work but take some effort and lose some function. While perhaps not for the A22M in particular but this topic has been covered in depth, just use the search link at the top of the page. Visit wireless4laptop.com for detailed instructions. Download the Hardware Maintenance Manual from IBM if you want to install the antennas in the screen, it's not supposed to be that difficult but there is quite a bit of disassembly required.

[turbo]

If you stick with an official IBM card you will avoid some problems and maintain full function of the indicator light and FnF5 key sequence. Others can be made to work but take some effort and lose some function. While perhaps not for the A22M in particular but this topic has been covered in depth, just use the search link at the top of the page. Visit wireless4laptop.com for detailed instructions. Download the Hardware Maintenance Manual from IBM if you want to install the antennas in the screen, it's not supposed to be that difficult but there is quite a bit of disassembly required.

Using an "official IBM card" is not an option. After reading your comments it appears to me you did not understand the question. An official IBM card is " a PCMCIA. An IBM 802.11g hangs out of the PCMCIA slot (antannae portion) The "dog" not (dof as stated in the last post), seems obsessed with the fact that she was able to get a chew toy from this part of the laptop, that is the problem. I could put tobasco on the WIFI unit, or shoot the dog, but have become keenly attached to her. The other option is to remove the card completely. TA-DA!! So I am looking for information on whether I will run into any unforseen problems when installing a mini-pci 802.11G

So what I am asking is, has anyone done the mod to an A22M and whether anyone has any specific suggestions or cautions. For that matter, not all mini-pci's are treated the same, so do I compromise anything more than modem? Will the ethernet connection still work etc etc. I don't have to worry about 1394 so am not concerned.

I said' that I had installed antenna before so am keenly aware of some problems. I personally do not find it an issue and, for your own information, attaching the antenna to the underside of the keyboard is much easier and results in less than 1db drop in signal strength.

So although this subject has been covered in depth on this forum, the specific issue I am addressing has not. Hence the question.

Thanks for your time in advance.

[LtTPfan]

I was referring to IBM mini PCI wireless cards, not a Cardbus (PCMCIA) cards as your post indicated that's what you had and wanted to do away with.

Good luck!

[turbo]

I was referring to IBM mini PCI wireless cards, not a Cardbus (PCMCIA) cards as your post indicated that's what you had and wanted to do away with.

Good luck!

My mistake I thought perhpas you misunderstood my question. I apologize. Can I resume that there are no other known issues, associaed witht he change, as mentioned in my last post?

[targa]

Hi all,
I have a Lucent MiniPCI WLAN Card, it seems to be recognized, but how do I connect the antenna ?

I have a plug fitting the koax, but this one wouldn't let the cover install again.

So I wonder if I solder a thin copper line parallel to the keyboard.

What's the frequency of 11Mbit/s WLAN ? How long has the antenna to be then ?

/To

[schen]

I've had wireless on a variety of PCMCIA cards (Linksys, Nortel, D-Link, IBM) and have found internal antennas using a Mini-PCI to be superior (IMHO), in both range and strength of signal. Currently, my wife's A30 has an Actiontec (IBM blessed) 802.11b card and my T23 has an Atheros (not IBM blessed) 802.11a/b/g card. I've had excellent luck this both, but the Atheros has been the better performer of the 2. It almost never drops the signal and connects to the D-Link DI-524 router/AP at the Super G 108mps speed! So I'm pretty happy with it. Yes, it did give the too many network controllers error on start, but that was easily resolved with the BIOS fix that's been posted on this forum.

It's been very nice to not have a device sticking out the side of the machine as well. I'll probably also get one of the Atheros cards for my wife's A30 as well. Let me know how you do with installing the antenna. I just received an A22m with problems that I intend on taking apart and usings as a test/play system and it'd be a good candidate to experiment on. Good luck with your project.