Yes, there is an internal antenna in the lid. You'll need a Mini-PCI card and the co-ax patch lead from the card to the laptop chassis.

I believe the TrueMobile 1150 was the approved solution for 11b, I'm using a TrueMobile 1300 (11b/g).

Thanks MagicBoy! For some reason I had been thinking that an antenna would need to be retro-fit on my I8100's. I've been using an Orinoco Silver PC Card for a couple of years, and the only thing I'd really like to change on this laptop is going with an internal wireless card. I recently bought another used 8100 and installed another PC Card, but I'll be switching them both over to mini PCI cards now!

Thanks, GM

Inspiron 8100 / 866MHz PIII M / 815EP Chipset
40GB/5400RPM Travelstar HD / 8x4x24 CD-RW
15" UXGA / nVida Gforce 2Go (16MB)
Lucent / Orinoco Wireless PC Card
Windows ME / Intermittent Explorer 6.0 / MS Works
Norton SystemWorks / Ghost / ZoneAlarm
AdAware / SpyBot S&D / Spyware Blaster / Spyware Guard
Adaptec-Roxio Easy CD Creator / Adobe Acrobat Reader / WinZip
MusicMatch JukeBox 7.5 / WinAmp / Cakewalk Express / J-Edit
Wave Tools / Soundcard Instrumentation
(Spectrum Analyzer, Oscilloscope, Signal Generator)
KaZaA Lite / JustCAD / 'n Stuff

Inspiron 8100 / 866MHz PIII M / 815EP Chipset
30GB/5400RPM Travelstar HD / 8x4x24 CD-RW
15" UXGA / nVida Gforce 2Go (32MB)

Lucent / Orinoco RG-1000 Residential Gateway

Message Edited by GreyMack on 04-26-2004 06:28 AM

Message Edited by GreyMack on 04-26-2004 06:29 AM

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3rd pic shows a wireless card.  The cable they show is Dell # 37THY from Spare Parts or get the 4" (100mm) cable from Digikey or Newark.  It is made by Hirose and has U.FL connectors at both ends.

Thanks John. Imagine my suprise when I opened my cover and found a U.FL connector! Now I don't covet those Inspiron 8200's quite so much.

GM