swapping wireless NICs

Niki Denev nike_d at cytexbg.com
Thu Sep 22 07:10:28 PDT 2005


Niki Denev wrote:
>>This looks like it's an IBM branded card at US$50:
>>
>>http://www.netgate.com/product_info.php?products_id=219
>>
>>And this one definintely is IBM at $90 including shipping:
>>
>>http://www-
>>131.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=-
>>840&storeId=10000001&langId=-
>>1&dualCurrId=1000073&categoryId=2581910&productId=8657707
>>
>>OR http://tinyurl.com/dq42l
>>
>>I may just buy IBM.
> 
> 
> I'm not sure if it will work because it is dual band.
> Someone with more radio frequency knowledge can
> help here, but i think that it will need different/dual
> antenna.
> Maybe you should check this before ordering.
> 
> --niki

According the IBM site you must check if your TP model
is "wireless upgradeable". And that's on one of the links that
you've included in your mail, so you've probably seen this already.
Sorry for the noise :)


--niki


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