Yes, that was the problem. I was using the generic version of the driver, and getting the version for revision C1.1 lets ndiswrapper load the driver. I am using the wireless link on the ThinkPad to post this message. Setting up the WPA/TKIP connection was a piece of cake, far easier and user-friendl...

Nevertheless, the retro version with that 2.6.21.7 kernel works great on the ThinkPad, and it breathes a lot of new life into the old clunker....... PCMCIA wireless, on the other hand, isn't working out...yet. re. cardbus network cards and the 600e -- all the cards I've tried worked right off the b...

I've got a ThinkPad 600 running Puppy 4.3.1. The newer kernel does not run on the ancient hardware, so you have to go into the " special puppies " directory and choose the 2.6.21.7 kernel. You cannot choose a more recent version (e.g. 25.16) because it simply will not load. You can try, bu...

Yet more new info: I tried a few other distros -- slax, debian, feather, and they are getting the ACK power pulse to the card. Puppy is not. If I could get power to the card, I would be able to get it up and running. (The aforementioned distros have serious issues between the live CDs and HDD instal...

More new info: The card will get the ACT pulse under slackware; I can tell that there's some configuration issue with the laptop. It is also somewhat working under Debian; it powers up and will connect. However, I'd prefer to use Puppy due to the smaller size and faster OS; what can I work on to get...

Additional Info: The card is known good. I went to my friendly local computer store, and they plugged it into a display laptop. Win7 detected the card (as a RealTek 8 something). So it's not the card or the slot. What information can I supply to get this card working? I have wired access for the LT ...

Yes, I have tried the connection wizard, and repeatedly. I exhausted my options there before reverting to the console.

Thanks for the link though; I now know it's not a compatibility issue.

Hello, everyone. I've got an old Thinkpad 600E that I just installed Puppy on. I used 4.2.1 because 4.3.1 will not boot on the Thinkpad. (It's not the Windows issue as I use Ubuntu on my primary machine... for now.) I have a PCMCIA wireless card -- a TrendNET TEW-421PC and I have the windows drivers...