Re: How to wifi with ipw3945 on Dell Vostro ???

["C. Ahlstrom" <ahlstromc@bellsouth.net>]

++++++++ Kelly Anderson 16:38 Fri 04 Jan      ++++++++

> Thought I'd throw in a suggestion that you look into the iwlwifi driver.  
> Intel has moved on to the next "best thing".  The iwl driver doesn't 
> require the stupid daemon (a big step).  And my initial impression is that 
> it will probably support WEP/WPA more effectively.  I haven't used WEP/WPA 
> with it yet but it's on my agenda.  I haven't had any issues since I 
> switched from iwp to iwlwifi.
>
> http://intellinuxwireless.org/

I got iwlwifi to work, and it works well enough with wpasupplicant and
ifupdown.

THe only odd thing (and maybe you have a fix) is that it will not turn
in the wireless LED the way the older drive did.  But the system beeps
do reassure me (and annoy my wife) that it is operating and connected
<grin>.

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