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Thread ID: 116304	2011-02-26 01:59:00	N Mini pci Wifi card?	bot (15449)	Press F1

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1181608	2011-02-26 01:59:00	I have a IBM T43 Laptop with an intel wifi card, which I am not sure is G or G/N My computer can connect to N networks, but in the broadcom control panel, it says its Mini PCI. I remember reading somewhere that very few mini pci N cards were made as mini pci-e cards were being introduced the same time as the 802.11n spec was. My gigabit is on the pci-e bus, same with my video card and expresscard slot	bot (15449)
1181609	2011-02-26 03:48:00	Try to look for the exact no. underneath your laptop - like 3232-45U or something like that, it's next to that barcode thingy and google it. Or look it up at IBM.com. On my X61T (T for tablet), under device manager it tells you on mine. Not sure if there is a way to check via Windows. I had a look via the properties of the device (device manager) and couldn't find it nor under network properties. I have also tried Thinkpad bootup BIOS. Maybe restrict your router to N or G series only and see if you laptop can connect.	Nomad (952)
1181610	2011-02-26 07:20:00	www.imagef1.net.nz Here's a shot of device manager for the card. At school, it has two wireless networks. Number 2 is shown as N in the win7 network thing, while number 1 is shown as G. I can't connect to either as they are password protected. The show up as N and G on another persons laptop who has an n card	bot (15449)
1181611	2011-02-26 07:25:00	If you are just wondering if they exist, there are definitely Mini-PCI cards which support 802.11n... is there actually a problem with your wireless or do you just want to know if they exist? Here's one: pricespy.co.nz And another: cgi.ebay.com And another: cgi.ebay.com And another.... cgi.ebay.com	Agent_24 (57)
1181612	2011-02-26 07:31:00	From PC World Sept 2008, Pg45: It's unlikely that you can upgrade your old 802.11b card to an 802.11n (since few 802.11n Mini PCI cards have been made)	bot (15449)
1181613	2011-02-26 07:34:00	I want to know if I can connect to an N network. All the N networks I know of are password protected and they won't give me a password. Maybe my card can detect an N network but connects to it via G.	bot (15449)
1181614	2011-02-26 07:37:00	Considering it's called an 2200BG I assume it doesn't support 802.11n Try the system information program "Everest" it should provide more information than device manager does. Of course if you are out of luck, you can always buy one of the 4 cards (at least) I linked to - clearly they are not as rare as PCWorld makes them out to be...	Agent_24 (57)
1181615	2011-02-26 08:59:00	According to the Think-Wiki it's just a B and G. www.thinkwiki.org 2200BG must just be that - B and G. It won't have the brownie points of N but all N routers to my knowledge will be backward compatible with B and G Wifi cards (if you don't choose N only in the settings). The T40 series is not new enough to have a N series card. I have a X61 and that's just a A, B and G.	Nomad (952)
1181616	2011-02-26 23:27:00	I wonder if the win7 drivers can detect the different types of networks, but connect to it via G.	bot (15449)
1181617	2011-02-26 23:29:00	If you are just wondering if they exist, there are definitely Mini-PCI cards which support 802.11n... is there actually a problem with your wireless or do you just want to know if they exist? Here's one: pricespy.co.nz And another: cgi.ebay.com And another: cgi.ebay.com And another.... cgi.ebay.com what's the difference between draft-n and N?	bot (15449)
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