Re: How to scan for wifi hotspots?

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> On Tue, 2004-12-28 at 20:27, rab@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> > On Tue, 2004-12-28 at 16:54, rab@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> >> > Not all chipsets support scanning. The Prism II chipsets (prism54)
>> do.
>> >> I'm
>> >> > not sure what chipset your card uses, but it looks like it doesn't
>> >> support
>> >> > scanning.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> I have a Prism II card and it does NOT support scanning. The card is
>> a
>> >> D-Link 650 with a Prism II chipset.
>> >>
>> >> Rick B.
>> >
>> > Are you using ndiswrapper or the prism54 drivers?
>> >
>>
>> The driver was automatically installed when I installed RH9 (could not
>> get
>> FC2 to work with the pcmcia slot so I re-installed RH9). So I don't
>> think
>> ndiswrapper was used. (I imagine I would have to locate a Windows driver
>> and manually install ndiswrapper.) Or is prism54 a newer driver?
>>
>> Rick B.
>
> What does /sbin/lspci show?  The card I have (DWL-G650) shows:
>
> 02:00.0 Network controller: Intersil Corporation Intersil ISL3890 [Prism
> GT/Prism Duette] (rev 01)
>
> This works well with the prism54 driver.  Not sure that the prism54
> driver supports your particular chip set or not.
>
> I suspect that the driver you are using does not support the scan
> option.  If there is an alternative driver available maybe that will
> work for your chip set.  I don't think ndiswrapper which uses windows
> drivers will support the scan mode.  I have read that it does not work
> with kismet.
>
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lspci doesn't seem to show the card:

$ /sbin/lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82852/855GM Chipset Host Bridge (rev 01)
00:00.1 System peripheral: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 3584 (rev 01)
00:00.3 System peripheral: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 3585 (rev 01)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corp. 82852/855GM Chipset
Integrated Graphics Device (rev 01)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corp. 82852/855GM Chipset Integrated
Graphics Device (rev 01)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB (Hub #1) (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB EHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BAM/CAM PCI Bridge (rev 83)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24cc (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24ca (rev 03)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB AC'97 Audio (rev 03)
00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corp. 82801DB AC'97 Modem (rev 03)
01:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82801BD PRO/100 VE (MOB) Ethernet
Controller (rev 83)
01:0b.0 CardBus bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems ToPIC95 PCI to
Cardbus Bridge with ZV Support (rev 33)

But the hardware browser shows "Intersil PRISM2 11Mbps Wireless Adaptor."
The driver is orinoco_cs.

Rick B.




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