[mdlug] wireless on older laptop

[Peter Bart]

On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:31:15 -0400 (EDT)
Dean Durant <mdlug at wowway.com> wrote:

> Hello, I have a compaq armada M700, 192 MB ram, Pentium 3. I had
> Mandrake on it but I blitzed that out trying to install Ubuntu 9.1 or
> whatever the latest is. Live Ubuntu was pretty slow. There was some
> problem installing it (ext4 over ext3 or something) but I should try
> again. 

    I have Xubuntu running very nicely on a 900mhz P3, might be an
    option for you? 

> The toughest thing is the wireless. It isn't built in. I would have
> to go external. Either PCMCIA or USB. Is there a particular brand or
> model people have had good luck with? 
> 
> I bought this Fast Netz ralink rt73 or rt2500, something link that,
> never once thinking about compatibility. But I can buy something
> else. 

    I use a Dlink pcmcia wifi card for my older notebook. Worked
    out of the box with Xubuntu.     I've been able to reproduce the
    disappearing xfce panels at will ; from another post; and know how
    to stop it. I'n going to update the bug report one of these days. 

> Has anyone used damn small with wireless ? 
> 

    Yes, but that was a long time ago and I don't have that notebook
    anymore.


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