Re: Question regarding wi-fi card support

2019-08-10 Thread flauenroth
Thanks for the headsup. I am aware of the limitations and the manpage/Network FAQ gave me a lot of needed info. But I wanted the "best" possible experience for the few times where I really need wi-fi to work. And while the FAQ lists all the supported drivers my experience is, that the drivers

Re: Question regarding wi-fi card support

2019-08-10 Thread Tony Boston
keep in mind that iwm(4) doesn’t have 802.11ac functionality from the manpage: The iwm driver does not support any of the 802.11ac capabilities offered by the adapters. Support for 802.11n 40MHz channels and Tx aggregation is not yet implemented. Additional work is required in

Re: Question regarding wi-fi card support

2019-08-09 Thread Timothy Brown
On Thu, Aug 08, 2019 at 09:30:20PM +, flauenroth wrote: > I am in the need for a proper wi-fi solution for my Lenovo E485. I've replaced the original one in my work Dell XPS13 with: iwm0 at pci2 dev 0 function 0 "Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 8260" rev 0x3a, msi iwm0: hw rev 0x200, fw ver

Re: Question regarding wi-fi card support

2019-08-09 Thread Christoph R. Winter
Welcome. As I told you, keep in mind to check the FRU list before ordering. 9. August 2019 14:53, "flauenroth" schrieb: > Thanks a lot for the answers. Now I can order some some cards and replace the > one on my notebook > and some other old Thinkpads I have floating around. > >> BTW

Re: Question regarding wi-fi card support

2019-08-09 Thread flauenroth
Thanks a lot for the answers. Now I can order some some cards and replace the one on my notebook and some other old Thinkpads I have floating around. > BTW Bluetooth is not supported, with no card. I highly recommand, do > not > start the BT topic again because the list is full of it. If you

Re: Question regarding wi-fi card support

2019-08-08 Thread Timo Myyrä
flauenroth writes: > Dear list, > > > I am in the need for a proper wi-fi solution for my Lenovo E485. > > The original card was some qualcom stuff that went right into my > trashcan. I´ve replaced it with a Intel Wireless AC 9260 2230 2x2 + BT > Gigabit vPro since it was catching dust but no

Re: Question regarding wi-fi card support

2019-08-08 Thread Christoph R. Winter
Hello ! I use a "Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 7260" which is supported by iwm(4) in a T440p and a W541 (booth M.2 but check if your model supports it before you buy it). BTW Bluetooth is not supported, with no card. I highly recommand, do not start the BT topic again because the list is full of

Question regarding wi-fi card support

2019-08-08 Thread flauenroth
Dear list, I am in the need for a proper wi-fi solution for my Lenovo E485. The original card was some qualcom stuff that went right into my trashcan. I´ve replaced it with a Intel Wireless AC 9260 2230 2x2 + BT Gigabit vPro since it was catching dust but no success. Now before I spent