[TriLUG] IBM wireless laptop

[Alex]

I have an IBM R31 (2656-UN7), but have not yet had a chance to put linux on it.
This particular (built-in) wireless card seems to be Prism / Prism2 (made 
by Actiontec).
I don't know if the one you're looking at would be the same.

Some sites that I've come across in preparation for getting linux going on 
this thing:

wireless drivers (in my case, id go for the Orinoco/Prism2)
http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Linux.Wireless.drivers.html

decent R31 linux page (oddly makes no mention of wireless at all)
http://kruemel.rnbhq.org/r31.html

Good luck
-Alex


At 03:58 PM 4/20/2003 -0400, you 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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