Ipw4965

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)

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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:

Drivers

• Drivers available from Intel at [1]
• Success with ndiswrapper (on dell 640m) [2]
• Supported natively in 2.6.23 and later. You do need to get the firmware from Intel [3]

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