[TriLUG] IBM wireless laptop

[Scott Morris]

Supposedly the card in the R series works with the orinoco driver under
linux. I have witnessed this but have credible second hand knowledge.


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On Sun, 20 Apr 2003, Jason Tower wrote:

> i'm considering buying a refurbished IBM laptop with the following
> description:
>
> 2656-K4U-08 TP R31-PIII-M 1.13GHz (512KB), 0 RAM, 0 HDD, 14.1", 802.11b
> (MPCI), 56K, 10/100 - Ref XAX
>
> based on this limited info, can anyone tell me the odds of the 802.11b
> device working under linux?  i tried to find the specific wireless
> chipset on IBM's site but had no luck.  thanks,
>
> jason
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