> ... the drivers for the USB wireless adapter (which I assume not to be a > Compaq product) would come from the manufacturer of the network > adapter, not the notebook manufacturer. So maybe their support for W2K is > substandard?
If you know the chipset that the card is using, there is a good chance that you can find drivers for it from the chipset manufacturer that will work fine. We've done this with a couple of net cards: something wasn't right with the drivers from the manufacturer, but the generic drivers from the company worked a treat. You might need a Chinese->English translation plugin for your browser. There are also hacked drivers for some cards out there which have software limits on the transmission power to meet FCC standards; these hacks can sometimes greatly increase the range (at a cost of battery life on your laptop). DR _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
