From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-ob0-x22a.google.com (mail-ob0-x22a.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4003:c01::22a]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by huchra.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D956821F266 for ; Tue, 1 Dec 2015 05:06:34 -0800 (PST) Received: by obbbj7 with SMTP id bj7so4066370obb.1 for ; Tue, 01 Dec 2015 05:06:33 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=C0z0X6k4GW+c37fDeEkyX3TMOP/FrQWAlR4sSO7TF38=; b=PiHDQn/kO9o5TA/CBgedkBNg88hY1rM/jmgyiso+bDtUI9Z8bou/Z3tDDYY56js3it ePeyU2V91EeGewDw1aMGCPR/iMlRp48AH6OsnTFbcwXwpS0C/bt9O2mZVN3eE6i9tslC 7qa67MdzSq7ZeEOH9llRV1rwW4VI27GFdT3JH/EC9PtLZYvTpYX5K3BVsV+AMN/AeZo4 DPYhZXMkHge3mRINvCIRN3KHgTNVGyG2ViamSX5MpKvUiNWF6ZlV1sKO7Np6a6E6BtUE Ip/RfJAiPUv0N+EqAP0eQr9e9dF1lX1popLLt00VXWwdfjRgJ0wLmcOwzg1p4GCisGgC 9DYg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.182.24.9 with SMTP id q9mr16145909obf.73.1448975193529; Tue, 01 Dec 2015 05:06:33 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.202.187.3 with HTTP; Tue, 1 Dec 2015 05:06:33 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <87si3n5rgn.fsf@alrua-desktop.borgediget.toke.dk> Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2015 14:06:33 +0100 Message-ID: From: Dave Taht To: Mikael Abrahamsson Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: "cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net" Subject: Re: [Cerowrt-devel] turris omnia cracks 300k in funding X-BeenThere: cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: Development issues regarding the cerowrt test router project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Dec 2015 13:06:57 -0000 On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 1:20 PM, Mikael Abrahamsson wrote: > On Mon, 30 Nov 2015, John Yates wrote: > >> Ha! I have purchased mini WiFi cards in the past and stuck them in >> laptops but those have always been the card sanctioned by the laptop's >> manufacturer. I guess it had not occurred to me that WiFi cards must >> conform to some standardized interface and hence be at least moderately >> interchangeable. > > > Most of the cards is actually mini pci-express, so it's definitely a > standard. On for instance Lenovo laptops, then what PCI-E cards can be put > into them is checked by the BIOS, and there are people that modify their > BIOS to remove this bootup check to be able to put non-sanctioned cards into > the laptop. > > Vendors tend to blame for instance FCC for the "sanctioned card"-lock, > but... Yes, that is an annoying "feature" However, I note that the heavier duty 802.11ac pcie cards are generally drawing a bit more power than what the pcie spec allows for, so either you need to have an auxiliary connector for power, or have a beefier bus. > > -- > Mikael Abrahamsson email: swmike@swm.pp.se > _______________________________________________ > Cerowrt-devel mailing list > Cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net > https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/cerowrt-devel