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John Andersen wrote:
On Saturday 23 September 2006 07:04, James Wright wrote:
Per Jessen wrote:
John Andersen wrote:
Can't you just use the switch on the side of the laptop to turn ON the wireless when you want it?
In the USA all laptops with embedded wireless nics have to have a switch so they can be turned off on airplanes. Lots of people don't know what its for, but its always there.
Are you absolutely sure? There no such switch on my IBM Thinkpad R51e.
/Per Jessen, Zürich
I don't think that the IBM Thinkpads ever have either, don't know what Lenovo is doing with them now. My Thinkpad does not have one,
If purchased it for the USA market I guarantee it has one. Try Fn F5.
If it is an FAA requirement that the wireless NIC can be turned off in a laptop, I think all laptops will have such a switch, regardless of which market they are being sold to. After all, American airlines (UA) fly domestic connections in e.g. Germany. I think it's also likely that planes would be equipped with RF detectors for the 2.4GHz specturm, as it is otherwise impossible to tell if the laptop wireless NIC is on or not. Maybe they do have such detectors, I don't know. I've been away from the airlines business for a few years. /Per Jessen, Zürich