ipw2200 module

[Freddy Freeloader <fredddy@cableone.net>]

Hi all,

I'm working on a Toshiba Tecra A4 with the Intel 2200BG wireless chip in 
it, and having problems getting the wireless going.  I'm getting the 
following error strings in dmesg:

ipw2200-bss.fw request_firmware failed: Reason -2
Unable to load firmware: -2
failed to register network device
probe of 000:06:04.0 failed with error -5

Is this another one of the chips for which the firmware must be 
provided, i.e. the firmware is actually software?  BTW, I installed the 
ipw2200 module using source code and m-a. 

One other thing that is very strange.  When running ifconfig -a MAC 
address is abnormal.  It's  shows up as 
00-08-0d-a0-d1-bc-a6-9f-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00.

Has anyone else run into this?