Re: wireless issues

Chris Morris <[email protected]> Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:12:03 +1200
Newsgroups gmane.org.user-groups.linux.hawkes-bay
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I'm guessing the internal wireless/bluetooth chip or whatever it is, is 
faulty. There seems to be some history of that online.
Will advise the owner to get an external USB wireless adapter

thanks
Chris

> Look to the bottom of this page:
> http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Wireless-Internet-and-home/wireless-driver-for-compaq-presario-v6000-windows-XP/td-p/253607
>
> Look for USB Vendor ID 03F0 and Product ID 171D or similar.
>
> Looks to be a bluetooth/wireless device using USB. Both bluetooth and
> wireless are radio signals. Bluetooth uses  the 2400-2480 MHz band,
> as does wireless 802.11a and b.
>