J. J. Farrell
12-28-07, 05:31 PM
J. J. Farrell wrote:
> I'm looking for recommendations for an 802.11g 54 Mbps Wireless CardBus
> adapter for use in an IBM T41 running Windows XP sp2. I just need plain
> old 54 Mbps 'g', preferably with WPA-PSK2/AES. A stable connection is
> more important than speed or anything else.
>
> I've tried a NETGEAR WG511 (the original version, not the v2: ISL3890
> chipset, v2.0, Taiwan) with latest drivers (both the 2.1.25 unsigned
> driver distributed in NETGEAR's v300 package, and the signed 3.03.20
> version which Windows finds somewhere on the Net) but it flakes out
> fairly often in a big way. It drops the connection, and needs some
> sequence I don't yet fully understand to get it back, but it involves
> removing the drivers altogether and reinstalling them. Sometimes popping
> and re-inserting the card will fix it, but not always. I suspect bad
> hardware, but I'd welcome any other ideas on this.
>
> Thanks for any recommendations for a replacement card; also for
> suggestions on how to get the WG511 working reliably, or confirmation
> that I have a faulty card.
For the record: the problems with the WG511 turned out to be an
interaction with PCI Power Management on the T41. Since I've disabled
PCI Power Management, the WG511 has been very reliable; the 3.03.20
driver supports WPA2-PSK/AES and works solidly with the Windows XP
Wireless management software.
I don't know if the PCI Power Management issue is caused by the WG511 or
its driver, or by the chipset in the T41. I strongly suspect the latter
as other I/O issues have been behaving better since I disabled it.
> I'm looking for recommendations for an 802.11g 54 Mbps Wireless CardBus
> adapter for use in an IBM T41 running Windows XP sp2. I just need plain
> old 54 Mbps 'g', preferably with WPA-PSK2/AES. A stable connection is
> more important than speed or anything else.
>
> I've tried a NETGEAR WG511 (the original version, not the v2: ISL3890
> chipset, v2.0, Taiwan) with latest drivers (both the 2.1.25 unsigned
> driver distributed in NETGEAR's v300 package, and the signed 3.03.20
> version which Windows finds somewhere on the Net) but it flakes out
> fairly often in a big way. It drops the connection, and needs some
> sequence I don't yet fully understand to get it back, but it involves
> removing the drivers altogether and reinstalling them. Sometimes popping
> and re-inserting the card will fix it, but not always. I suspect bad
> hardware, but I'd welcome any other ideas on this.
>
> Thanks for any recommendations for a replacement card; also for
> suggestions on how to get the WG511 working reliably, or confirmation
> that I have a faulty card.
For the record: the problems with the WG511 turned out to be an
interaction with PCI Power Management on the T41. Since I've disabled
PCI Power Management, the WG511 has been very reliable; the 3.03.20
driver supports WPA2-PSK/AES and works solidly with the Windows XP
Wireless management software.
I don't know if the PCI Power Management issue is caused by the WG511 or
its driver, or by the chipset in the T41. I strongly suspect the latter
as other I/O issues have been behaving better since I disabled it.