On Thursday 30 November 2006 13:24, Jay Smith wrote: > So this is a long story. I have OpenSuSE 10.1 Remastered on my computer. I > have an ipw3945 chip in my computer. I have HORRIBLE range with it. MY > computer is an MSI 1034 btw, one of those whitebooks, build it yourself > things. Anyways, this 5 ft range really began to bug me so I ordered a new > card, thinking that maybe the card is defective. I had the same exact > problem. I decided to use a PCMCIA card from Linksys with the Broadcom 4318 > drivers. Still no luck. I began to notice something though, my wireless is > controlled by a button on the shell of my computer. when the button is off, > wireless stops working COMPLETELY. Neither the Linksys nor the Intel > wireless works,
Wait a minute... How can a button on the computer control your PCMCIA card? If you build it yourself, surely you know where that button connects and what the mobo manual says it does. I can't imagine any interface that allows you to control both a pcmcia slot and a mini-pci (or what ever) at the same time. I have seen cards that didn't work well/at-all close (within 5 feet) of the AP. Are you sure this is not the problem? Too Close? -- _____________________________________ John Andersen
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