On Wednesday 26 April 2006 17:46, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: >On Fri, 2006-04-21 at 10:22 +0100, Anne Wilson wrote: >> On Friday 21 April 2006 10:13, Alexander Mamchenkov wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > > I have a Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2100, and the ipw2100 driver is >> > > now in the kernel (Later FC4 kernels also have it). It appears >> > > rock solid (although the version in the current FC5 kernel is >> > > 1.1.3 and thus does not yet support WPA I think... WEP should be >> > > fine though.) >> > >> > I have Intel(R) PRO/WIreless 2200 and it works pretty fine with >> > ipw2200. The only thing I had to do was to update the firmware. I >> > also found out that I have some problems on newer kernels (after I >> > do update), but it works pretty fine on the kernel supplied on FC5 >> > installation CDs >> > >> > > I also use NetworkManager, which I would also suggest is much >> > > more stable in FC5 than it was in FC4 - With this running things >> > > really did "just work" for me after installing FC5, which was >> > > not the case for FC4. I haven't had to do a single bit of >> > > network setup and the wireless connects fine, and plays well >> > > with my ethernet connection "Broadcom 4400 10/100BaseT" >> > >> > Since I use KDE I use KWifiManager and it works fine. >> >> Do you use encryption? I have a laptop with the same ipw2200, which >> will be upgraded soon, and I want to use WPA-PSK, just as I can in >> the windows setup. > >Anne, have you looked at ndiswrapper? It allows you to use the > wireless win32 drivers under linux. Therefore you gain all the > capabilities thereof, including WPA-PSK. Livna maintains the > ndiswrapper packages. > >There is one caveat. You have to recompile the kernel to raise the >stack level from 4 to 16. They recommend at least 16 stacks for >win32/ndiswrapper drivers. There may be someone out there that's >already packaged the latest FC5 kernel with 16k stacks. I did not have to do that to use the XP driver bcmwl5 with ndiswrapper here. >BTW, subject change...you should pick up the latest copy of that UK >magazine, LinuxUser & Developer; they've got a section called "The > Linux Invaders", How free software took over Hollywood. Over half > the magazine is themed about Linux in Hollywood; I figured you might > find that interesting. It's issue #59 and it was still in Barnes & > Nobles as of last night. > >LX > >-- >°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° >Kites rise highest against the wind -- not with it. >-- Winston Churchill >Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ >°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° -- Cheers, Gene People having trouble with vz bouncing email to me should add the word 'online' between the 'verizon', and the dot which bypasses vz's stupid bounce rules. I do use spamassassin too. :-) Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2006 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
