Re: ipw2200 in Thinkpad X30 - one or two antennas

And, since you're using only one antenna right now, to tell the driver which one you're using (main).  Once you get your second antenna, you can set it back to the default diversity setting, in which the firmware determines the best antenna to use.

-- Ben --

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] 
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> Behalf Of Zhu, Yi
> Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 12:55 AM
> To: Dominik Geisel; [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Ipw2100-devel] ipw2200 in Thinkpad X30 - one or 
> two antennas
> 
> 
> There is a module parameter "antenna" to do this. Modinfo 
> ipw2200 for more info.
> 
> Thanks,
> -yi
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Dominik Geisel
> Sent: 2007223 15:57
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Ipw2100-devel] ipw2200 in Thinkpad X30 - one or two antennas
> 
> Hi all!
> 
> I just added a Intel 2200bg MiniPCI card to my good old IBM 
> Thinkpad X30 running 2.6.17, driver 1.2.1 and firmware 3.0.
> As I didn't already have built-in wifi antennas, I added one "main"
> antenna and placed it somewhere under the keyboard. Reception 
> quality is okay, but I think it would be better with two 
> antennas, so I already ordered another one.
> Will ipw2200 automatically use the second antenna or do I 
> need to change something?
> 
> Thanks!
> Dominik
> 
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