linux-wlan-ng

[Martin Pitt]

Hi!

Colin Watson [2005-03-10 19:45 +0000]:
> On Wed, Jan 26, 2005 at 07:23:01PM -0800, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> > It seems to be the case that there are still a number of cards which are
> > supported by the linux-wlan-ng drivers, and not by any drivers we currently
> > ship.  One example is the SMC 2632W.
> 
> I don't know about drivers; I don't own any such devices. The userspace
> tools in the linux-wlan-ng package are probably easier to integrate than
> the drivers, though, and I do own a device that requires the userspace
> tools but is otherwise catered for by the Ubuntu kernel (thanks to the
> wlan-ng-prism2-usb patch).

Incidentially I have the very same situation with my NetGear MA-111
USB adapter, which is one of the very few devices that actually work
on PowerPC. linux-wlan-ng works just great for it and it's always the
first thing I have to install on ppc.

> > Are these drivers supportable?  Should we consider integrating them?  I've
> > never owned a card which required them, but I seem to recall that they used
> > an incompatible set of tools for configuring wireless parameters.  Is that
> > still true?
> 
> Yes. However, the scripts in the linux-wlan-ng package seem to largely
> paper over the differences for simple use. I can install the
> linux-wlan-ng package from universe on a Hoary live CD, add the
> following to /etc/network/interfaces:
> 
>   iface wlan0 inet dhcp
>           wireless_mode managed
> 
> ..., run 'ifup wlan0', and it works fine.

Great to see that this finally works, just tried. Thanks Colin, you
made my day! :-)

Martin

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