Re: [Thinkpad] Adding wifi to

the X22 is too old to havce the antenna..
you would SEE it on each side of the display.. near the
latches.. looks like a herringbone patterned thumb "rest"
for opening the top..

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Cordially,
Bill Morrow
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bill@thinkpads.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin" <jt@justrex.com>
To: <Thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 10:12 AM
Subject: RE: [Thinkpad] Adding wifi to

> Ok, I have a better question (than my last one).
> Are the anntennae already installed in all
> x22's, and you just need to put in the mini pci
> card? I know some of Dell's lappies are like
> that- they put the antenna in all of a specific
> model, regardlesss if you order it with wireless
> or not. If so, that would make my project a lot
> easier!
> Thanks,
> Justin
>
>
> > From: STeve Andre'
> >
> > Stupid question, as I know next to
> nothing about the wifi abilities
> > of the T23, but could it be that the
> antenna is not connected? I
> > am making an assumption here, that
> the T23 has an antenna
> > like my A31p does, which is on the
> sides of the display.
> >
> > Not having the antenna connected
> means that it would work,
> > but is nearly 'deaf'. I would check
> that out. Even if the connections
> > look good, take them off and connect
> them again.
>
> Yeah, that's what I have to suspect
> when I hear that a mini-PCI wireless
> card is not working as well as a PC
> card. In my A30p, I have used the
> following wireless cards (all 802.11b):
>
> ORiNOCO PCMCIA
> Cisco PCMCIA
> ActionTec mini-PCI
> Cisco mini-PCI
>
> Both of the mini-PCI cards outperform
> either PCMCIA card by a long shot.
> It's like night and day, and no
> surprise considering that the mini-PCI
> card
> uses two antennas at the top edges of
> the LCD, gaining both better placement
> and diversity reception.
>
> -Mike
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