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*{{Mandrake}} 10.1: The ipw2200 driver modules are included in the stock kernel package.
 
*{{Mandrake}} 10.1: The ipw2200 driver modules are included in the stock kernel package.
 
*{{Gentoo}}: The driver is in the portage tree: emerge net-wireless/ipw2200 and net-wireless/ipw2200-firmware
 
*{{Gentoo}}: The driver is in the portage tree: emerge net-wireless/ipw2200 and net-wireless/ipw2200-firmware
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*{{Debian}} Packages: http://packages.debian.org/ipw2200-source
  
 
=== Status ===
 
=== Status ===

Revision as of 09:16, 29 July 2005

Intel PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Driver for WiFi

Linux driver for the 802.11bg and 802.11abg NICs - miniPCI cards - found in Centrino laptops. This driver only works on 2.6.x kernels (2.6.4 or newer).

The following adapters sold by IBM use these chips:

Project Homepage / Availability

http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/

Packages

Status

in development, usable, WEP 128bit encryption works, WPA does also work with drivers >= 1.0.2 (beta at the moment, use wpa_supplicant for WPA-functionality), Monitor/RFMon is supported as of 1.0.6 and firmware 2.3!

Current Version: 1.0.6

Firmware Version  : 2.3

Works fine!

NOTE!
Select developer-patched 2.6.12 Kernels (notably, -mm) and all Kernel 2.6.13 release candidates do not work with the current version of the driver. As a solution, the dedicated IEEE 802.11 subsystem can be used. Its homepage is on SourceForge: http://ieee80211.sourceforge.net/

Additional Comments

make sure you grab the newest version and new loadable firmware as required by the driver