> Dumb question - can you replace the card in your laptop. While this > may be more expensive, it may be worth it both because you will not > have to worry about an extra piece of hardware, and because the > wireless antenna for the internal card is probably behind the > screen, and is probably larger then the one in a add-on card or USB > device. I know on Toshiba laptops, it is a plug-in module behind a > cover on the bottom, and the antenna looks like 2 wires that attach > to the top-front of the card, and the card plugs into a socket on > the motherboard. (Remove 2 screws, it pops up slightly, lift and > pull away from the socket - mini-PCI card) > > Mikkel Not a dumb question, my HP DV9208NR has a setup for the internal wireless as you describe. I suppose it is a pcie x1 slot as it is ~1.5 inches wide, 2 screws on the end opposite the card slot, and two wires that connect by spade terminals. The unit is still under warranty, I can call hp tomorrow and they will send me a new one, which I will probably do. However, that replacement unit will still be, in all likelihood, based on the bcm4311 chipset. While I feel that the bcm devs are doing a good job, I need the full 54mps all the time, I have never achieved this rate with the bcm43xx or b43 driver with either firmware version. I thought that I would look for something that had the ralink rt25xx series chip or some version of atheros as both have native drivers. I have two old IBM thinkpads that I use a d-link and netgear wireless pcmcia 32 cards and they work all the time. Thanks for your reply. -- John Registered Linux User 263680, get counted at http://counter.li.org
