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cafescott · 12-10-2008, 01:38 PM

hello,

I recently bought a Toughbook CF-51 from an ebay vendor. I put Windows XP on it. I looked in "Device Manager" and saw no adapters listed (besides the 1394) beneath the Network Adapters tab. (I'm assuming 1394 is something generic.)

Then I tried to purchase a wireless card for it with another vendor on ebay. However, this vendor can't reply to my emails and so far the purchase hasn't been completed.

So, I've been searching Google for someone else who can sell me a wireless card for the Toughbook. However, after spending a long time doing this I can't find anyone else who sells this wireless card.

I'm told the Toughbook CF-51 has an integrated wireless card. I'm not sure what that means. Does that mean that whether the Toughbook can connect to wireless networks depends on the motherboard configuration? If not, why is it so hard to find someone who can sell me a wireless card for it?

thanks for the help.

12-10-2008, 01:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
cafescott Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Win XP	[SOLVED] can't find wireless card for Toughbook CF-51 hello, I recently bought a Toughbook CF-51 from an ebay vendor. I put Windows XP on it. I looked in "Device Manager" and saw no adapters listed (besides the 1394) beneath the Network Adapters tab. (I'm assuming 1394 is something generic.) Then I tried to purchase a wireless card for it with another vendor on ebay. However, this vendor can't reply to my emails and so far the purchase hasn't been completed. So, I've been searching Google for someone else who can sell me a wireless card for the Toughbook. However, after spending a long time doing this I can't find anyone else who sells this wireless card. I'm told the Toughbook CF-51 has an integrated wireless card. I'm not sure what that means. Does that mean that whether the Toughbook can connect to wireless networks depends on the motherboard configuration? If not, why is it so hard to find someone who can sell me a wireless card for it? thanks for the help.