ThinkPad 11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Mini Express Adapter
ThinkPad 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini Express AdapterThis is a WiFi Adapter that is installed in a Mini-PCI Express slot Features
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IBM Partnumbers
41U4780 (?)
Linux WiFi driver
There's now added experimental support for the AR5008 chipset to a new branch in MadWifi. I have compiled this driver successfully, but it's still at an experimental stage, so no promises are given. Howto
There is an old ticket for this card at madwifi, #1001.
Until the madwifi driver stabilizes you might want to get the Windows driver from Lenovo's support site and use a recent version of ndiswrapper (>= 1.29). I've compiled a Howto for this card.
Hardware switch
Some ThinkPads have a hardware switch that must be in the on position for the radio to work, regardless of driver state: