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There were a lot of core changes in SP3. You can keep fighting with it, but the fact is that the wireless hardware won't work with most current routers without extra configuration.

As for the...

Like I said, unless the network is 802.11b compatible, the laptop won't see it. And it won't be able to connect to anything higher than WEP encryption. I'm not sure how to else to say it.

Just...

Some systems have a physical button to disable the wifi, but that wouldn't affect the compatibility.

Are you sure it says "birding"? It might say binding, but you shouldn't have to mess with the...

Then his neighbor must have a super old wifi router.


And as I stated, the laptop can only connect to 802.11b networks, unless he bought a different wifi card.
It's pretty rare to see anyone...

http://www.cnet.com/products/thinkpad-t40-2373-pentium-m-1-5-ghz-14-1-tft/specs/


That laptop is so old that it only supports 802.11b. Unless your wifi router is set all the way down to 802.11b...