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| + | == Intel PRO/Wireless == | ||
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| + | The Intel PRO/Wireless (IPW) cards are Intel's WiFi hardware for the Centrino platforms. They come in various formats (mini-PCI, mini-PCIe), and capabilities (802.1b, 802.1b/g, 802.11a/b/g, 802.11a/g/n...). | ||
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| + | The cards have built-in RISC CPUs (used as MAC processors) and a firmware that does all of the stuff that the USA FCC regulations won't allow a vendor to distribute in a way the user could easily modify and run). This makes them Linux-friendly since it allows the vendor to publish GPL drivers without risking any issues with the FCC. | ||
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| + | Please refer to these pages for more information: | ||
| + | * [[ipw2100]] for the IPW2100 mini-PCI cards | ||
| + | * [[ipw2200]] for the IPW2200 and IPW2915 mini-PCI cards | ||
| + | * [[ipw3945]] for the IPW3945 mini-PCIe card | ||
| + | * [[ipw4965]] for the IPW4965 mini-PCIe card | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
| − | * [http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/ Ipw2100 official project] | + | * [http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/ Ipw2100 driver official project] |
| − | * [http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/ Ipw2200 official project] | + | * [http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/ Ipw2200 driver official project for the IPW2200 and IPW2915 cards] |
| − | * [http://ipw3945.sourceforge.net/ Ipw3945 official project] | + | * [http://ipw3945.sourceforge.net/ Ipw3945 driver official project (older driver)] |
| + | * [http://intellinuxwireless.org/ Intel wireless official site and iwlwifi driver site for IPW3945 and IPW4965 cards] | ||
Revision as of 03:55, 27 February 2008
Intel PRO/Wireless
The Intel PRO/Wireless (IPW) cards are Intel's WiFi hardware for the Centrino platforms. They come in various formats (mini-PCI, mini-PCIe), and capabilities (802.1b, 802.1b/g, 802.11a/b/g, 802.11a/g/n...).
The cards have built-in RISC CPUs (used as MAC processors) and a firmware that does all of the stuff that the USA FCC regulations won't allow a vendor to distribute in a way the user could easily modify and run). This makes them Linux-friendly since it allows the vendor to publish GPL drivers without risking any issues with the FCC.
Please refer to these pages for more information:
- ipw2100 for the IPW2100 mini-PCI cards
- ipw2200 for the IPW2200 and IPW2915 mini-PCI cards
- ipw3945 for the IPW3945 mini-PCIe card
- ipw4965 for the IPW4965 mini-PCIe card
