It is ThinkPad Z60t (Probably one of the last models before changing the sticker into Lenovo)
Internal wifi is well supported Atheros Chipset, however I suspect the IBM signature in it screwed up some things. For instance when I tried with Ubuntu 8.10, and many other distros within the past few years, I can see all the wireless networks, but not connect to them. (encrypted or not, made no difference....) And yes, one can replace the built in wireless. I already considered replacing the built in wireless with intel wifi (some models come with intel by default), but then I tried Mandriva 2008, and Voila..... Everything worked out of the box. Overall, I have been quite satisfied with Mandriva. Especially since I know, the perfect distro for me does not exist yet. Petri willhill wrote: > Oh no, what kind of thinkpad is that? Can you replace the wireless? I've > gotten so used to built in wifi that I'd hate to go back to pcimcia or > similar. > > I use Debian for it's freedom and will avoid a laptop that won't work with > free software. It's easier for me and rewards good hardware companies. > > On Thursday 28 August 2008, Petri Laihonen wrote: > >> (The only distro I have found where my ThinkPad integrated wireless >> works correctly) >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
