On Thu, 2010-08-05 at 07:46 -0500, Ryan J Nicholson wrote: > Package: firmware-ipw2x00 > Version: 0.26 > > Package `firmware-ipw2x00' contains a firmware version that breaks WEP on > the Intel Pro Wireless 2200 in my ThinkPad T43. > > Module ipw2200 loads and detects the interface, but does not connect to > WEP networks (when configured with iwconfig, or using NetworkManager > applet). The card works on unencrypted networks. (I was not able to test > on a WPA-secured network.) > > The package description claims to contain v3.0 firmware. However, taking > the mdsum shows that `firmware-ipw2x00' contains v3.1 firmware. [...] I don't know why the version in the description was not updated, but this change was made quite some time ago: > r13279 | maks | 2009-03-27 16:37:41 +0000 (Fri, 27 Mar 2009) | 3 lines > > Update Intel Pro 2200/2915 firwmare, version 3.1 > > license didn't change yet, no changelog for firmware changes.. I find it hard to believe that this version breaks the use of WEP in general, as this would surely have been noticed earlier. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it makes it worse.
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