Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 12:16:05 -0800 From: Tony Saign <tony@saign.com> To: Andy Sparrow <spadger@best.com> Cc: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xl0 locks after suspension on Latitude C800 Message-ID: <3C530E85.409@saign.com> References: <20020126092735.23D873E19@CRWdog.demon.co.uk>
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IBM sells them seperately as options. Get the part# from their site and do a search for the cheapest vendor...(i.e. pricewatch). I found my 3Com for $140 (last year). I bought the Intel for $120 earlier this year. -Tony Andy Sparrow wrote: >>What kind of card is it? (the 3Com mini-pci (LAN/Modem))? >>If so, I've come to the conclusion that card is a POS. >> >>Went thru 3 different ones in 1 year, all 3 gave me problems. >>Not operating system specific either; FreeBSD, W2K, WinXP, or Win98. >>All gave the same symptom, POS card just stops working! >> > >Hmm. Mine's been working for over a year. Might just be luck, of course... ;-) > >>I finally got fed up and switched to the Intel mini-pci card, and have >>had no issues since. >> > >Having said that, I would definately prefer the Intel mini-pci card - I much prefer the Intel NIC, and the 3Com modem won't ever work (whereas some other types can be ade to work). > >How/where can you obtain mini-pci cards separately? I've never seen any offered for sale by any vendor? > >Cheers, > >AS > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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