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Date:  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 19:36:26 +0930
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From:  Paul Smedley <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
To:  os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com
Subject: [OS2Wireless] GENPRISM

Hi Guys,

Larry Tawa wrote:
> In <127551.13.20.17.20.07.2005@constellation.carrier>, on 07/20/2005 
>    at 01:18 PM, "Bob" <zejuk9r02@sneakemail.com> said:
>> ** Reply to message from "Kris Steenhaut kris.steenhaut@hccnet.nl" on
>> Wed, 20 Jul 2005 21:55:40 +0200
> 
>>>> Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter
>>>>
>>> That's not a genprism compatible device.
>>> Can't work, doesn't work, no way. (-:
> 
>> I know that.  When I said I was looking forward to having to the windows
>> drivers that are patched to be used with OS/2 I was not referring to
>> anything to do with the GENPRISM drivers.  The GENPRISM driver is being
>> used with a Linksys Instant Wireless Network PC Card.  I would much
>> prefer to use the internal wireless NIC and not have to use the PC Card
>> that I now use, mainly because it appears that the internal NIC has a
>> much greater range than the PC Card.
> 
>> So is there another driver that can work with either NIC?
> 
> You may have missed this recently posted on the yahoo ecomstation mailing
> list by Roderick Klein:
> 
> "1. Wireless NIC support.
> 
> There is a closed beta of a driver to load windows network drivers under
> OS/2/eComStation. Its working except more news on this in the coming 2 to
> 3 months.
> (thats an estimate).  This will support the mayor 7 wireless chipsets."
> 
> From prior posts in other mailing lists, IMO, I am confident that the PCI
> Adapter Intel 2200 will be covered which is what my T42 has.  As for the
> 2100, do not know.

AFAK - the Intel 2100 is working pretty well now with ndiswrapper - 
however 2200BG isn't working reliably here, at least with my laptop.

Cheers,

Paul.
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