Difference between revisions of "Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Mini-PCI Express Adapter"

From ThinkWiki
Jump to: navigation, search
(Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Mini-PCI Express Adapter moved to Ipw4965: we use the shorthand alias for the Intel PRO/wireless adapter pages.)
 
Line 1: Line 1:
#REDIRECT [[Ipw4965]]
+
__NOTOC__
 +
{| width="100%"
 +
|style="vertical-align:top" |
 +
<div style="margin: 0; margin-right:10px; border: 1px solid #dfdfdf; padding: 0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#F8F8FF; align:right;">
 +
== Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Mini-PCI Express ==
 +
This is a Mini-PCI Express WiFi Adapter
 +
 
 +
== Features ==
 +
* Chipset: Intel 4965AGN ([http://www.intel.com/support/wireless/wlan/4965agn/index.htm Intel Docs.])
 +
* IEEE Standards: 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g (802.11n '''Some models Only''')
 +
* PCI ID: 8086:4230
 +
* PCI ID: 8086:4229 (not actually seen on Thinkpad, yet)
 +
* PCI ID: 8086:4233 (not actually seen on Thinkpad, yet)
 +
* PCI ID: 8086:422D (not actually seen on Thinkpad, yet)
 +
</div>
 +
|style="vertical-align:top" |
 +
[[image:3945abg.jpg|Mini-PCI WiFi Adapter]]<br/>(wrong picture : 3945)
 +
|}
 +
== IBM Partnumbers ==
 +
42T0865, 42T0867, 42T0869, 42T0871, 42T0905 : Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN (11n enabled)
 +
 
 +
42T0873, 42T0875, 42T0877, 42T0879, : Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN (11n disabled)
 +
 
 +
(From  {{T61}} Hardware maintenance Manual)
 +
 
 +
{{NOTE| Only the IBM Parts will work, any other parts will give an 1802 error on Post because the sub-vendor PCI ID is different, see [[Problem with unauthorized MiniPCI network card]] for more details}}
 +
 
 +
== Hardware switch ==
 +
 
 +
Some ThinkPads have a hardware switch that must be in the '''on''' position for the radio to work, regardless of driver state:
 +
 
 +
[[Image:Wireless-switch.png|(ThinkPad R60 radio switch in the ON position)]]
 +
 
 +
== Support ==
 +
* [[Iwl4965]]
 +
* Success with ndiswrapper (on dell 640m) [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=2690284]
 +
 
 +
== Procedures for using this card under Linux using Intel wireless driver ==
 +
* http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=159550
 +
* [[Installing Debian Lenny on a ThinkPad T61#WiFi: Intel 4965AGN]]
 +
 
 +
== ThinkPads this card may be found in ==
 +
* {{T61}}, {{T61p}}, {{R61}}, {{X61}}, {{X61s}}, {{X61_Tablet}}
 +
 
 +
== Flaws ==
 +
* lacks promiscuous mode sniffing capability, good signal strength meter (see notes "sharing Experience" at the bottom of link below).[[Talk:Intel_PRO/Wireless_4965AGN_Mini-PCI_Express_Adapter]]
 +
 
 +
[[Category: Components]]

Revision as of 02:05, 29 February 2008

Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Mini-PCI Express

This is a Mini-PCI Express WiFi Adapter

Features

  • Chipset: Intel 4965AGN (Intel Docs.)
  • IEEE Standards: 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g (802.11n Some models Only)
  • PCI ID: 8086:4230
  • PCI ID: 8086:4229 (not actually seen on Thinkpad, yet)
  • PCI ID: 8086:4233 (not actually seen on Thinkpad, yet)
  • PCI ID: 8086:422D (not actually seen on Thinkpad, yet)

Mini-PCI WiFi Adapter
(wrong picture : 3945)

IBM Partnumbers

42T0865, 42T0867, 42T0869, 42T0871, 42T0905 : Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN (11n enabled)

42T0873, 42T0875, 42T0877, 42T0879, : Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN (11n disabled)

(From T61 Hardware maintenance Manual)

NOTE!
Only the IBM Parts will work, any other parts will give an 1802 error on Post because the sub-vendor PCI ID is different, see Problem with unauthorized MiniPCI network card for more details

Hardware switch

Some ThinkPads have a hardware switch that must be in the on position for the radio to work, regardless of driver state:

(ThinkPad R60 radio switch in the ON position)

Support

  • Iwl4965
  • Success with ndiswrapper (on dell 640m) [1]

Procedures for using this card under Linux using Intel wireless driver

ThinkPads this card may be found in

Flaws