[ubuntu-uk] Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG

[Alan Pope]

On Fri, Dec 07, 2007 at 10:02:24PM +0000, Kris Douglas wrote:
> Hi, I'm  having trouble loading the wireless driver for the ipw3945 on this
> Asus laptop. The chip can be seen in the hardware list, but i can not access
> wifi on PCL/ Ubuntu and I dont know why I have at least four other machines
> that are running this or a very similar chip and i do not have trohble, but
> in any linux distro i can not access the wifi. The only way I can actually
> get on is by using an external usb wifi dongle.... Any ideas?
> 

The 3945 is supported in Ubuntu, my Toshiba laptop has one.

It has an issue that I _think_ is down to network manager in that it refuses 
to associate with an AP when first booted, however it works if I use the 
wired connection first.

Cheers,
Al.