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grzegorz_n
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 7:53 am    Post subject: Re: wifi issue Reply with quote
"grzegorz_n" <xtr@pro.onet.pl> wrote in message
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Quote:

"Julian Coleman" <jdc@coris.org.uk> wrote in message
news:440754aa$0$1167$5a6aecb4@news.aaisp.net.uk...
Steve Blinkhorn wrote:
I don't see anywhere a direct reference to the Intel devices to be
found on many a laptop, e.g. PRO/Wireless 2200BG. Am I being blind,
or is this device ID just a blind for a well-known chipset?

These should be supported by the iwi driver. See:

http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?iwi+4+NetBSD-current

for the online manual page. Some machines have cards with Atheros
chipsets
which should be supported by ath:

http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?ath+4+NetBSD-current

Cards which have Broadcom chipsets aren't supported currently, as there
is
insufficient documentation available. However, there is work being done
on
using NDIS drivers, so these may be useable in the future.

J

PS. The hardware pages on the NetBSD web server are missing some
drivers,
so it wasn't possible to spot that these are supported from the
"Supported
devices" pages.

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My other computer also runs NetBSD / Sailing at Newbiggin
http://www.netbsd.org/ /
http://www.newbigginsailingclub.org/

oh one more thing
would that be any major difference what kind router I am using to give my
small net access to internet? this is router /ADSL modem Linksys WAG54G
would you all know the problems, maybe there is someproblem with the card
getting into BSS mode???
greetz
grzegorz_n
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grzegorz_n
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 7:47 am    Post subject: Re: wifi issue Reply with quote
"Julian Coleman" <jdc@coris.org.uk> wrote in message
news:440754aa$0$1167$5a6aecb4@news.aaisp.net.uk...
Quote:
Steve Blinkhorn wrote:
I don't see anywhere a direct reference to the Intel devices to be
found on many a laptop, e.g. PRO/Wireless 2200BG. Am I being blind,
or is this device ID just a blind for a well-known chipset?

These should be supported by the iwi driver. See:

http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?iwi+4+NetBSD-current

for the online manual page. Some machines have cards with Atheros
chipsets
which should be supported by ath:

http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?ath+4+NetBSD-current

Cards which have Broadcom chipsets aren't supported currently, as there is
insufficient documentation available. However, there is work being done
on
using NDIS drivers, so these may be useable in the future.

J

PS. The hardware pages on the NetBSD web server are missing some drivers,
so it wasn't possible to spot that these are supported from the "Supported
devices" pages.

--
My other computer also runs NetBSD / Sailing at Newbiggin
http://www.netbsd.org/ /
http://www.newbigginsailingclub.org/

hello
the real issue is that I managed to bring the ath driven card up to active
/associated state but i was not even able to ping my router's ip?
that was taking place in configuration with and without WEP key?
i looked through ifconfig options but did not found a big difference in what
I was making the driver do,
all kernel configurations where OK
that is same probel on both systems NetBSD and FreeBSD
thnx for your feedback
grzegorz_n
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Julian Coleman
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Joined: 02 Mar 2006
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 8:25 pm    Post subject: Re: wifi issue Reply with quote
Steve Blinkhorn wrote:
Quote:
I don't see anywhere a direct reference to the Intel devices to be
found on many a laptop, e.g. PRO/Wireless 2200BG. Am I being blind,
or is this device ID just a blind for a well-known chipset?

These should be supported by the iwi driver. See:

http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?iwi+4+NetBSD-current

for the online manual page. Some machines have cards with Atheros chipsets
which should be supported by ath:

http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?ath+4+NetBSD-current

Cards which have Broadcom chipsets aren't supported currently, as there is
insufficient documentation available. However, there is work being done on
using NDIS drivers, so these may be useable in the future.

J

PS. The hardware pages on the NetBSD web server are missing some drivers,
so it wasn't possible to spot that these are supported from the "Supported
devices" pages.

--
My other computer also runs NetBSD / Sailing at Newbiggin
http://www.netbsd.org/ / http://www.newbigginsailingclub.org/
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Steve Blinkhorn
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Joined: 08 Mar 2005
Posts: 8

PostPosted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 1:20 pm    Post subject: Re: wifi issue Reply with quote
Joel Reicher <joel@panacea.null.org> wrote:
: "grzegorz_n" <xtr@pro.onet.pl> writes:

: > woule anyone installed and successfuly runs wireles card on atheros 5212
: > chipset or intel 2100???
: > i would appreciate any support

: The supported wireless cards are listed here

: ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-3.0/i386/INSTALL.html#Wireless network adapters

I don't see anywhere a direct reference to the Intel devices to be
found on many a laptop, e.g. PRO/Wireless 2200BG. Am I being blind,
or is this device ID just a blind for a well-known chipset?

--
Steve Blinkhorn <steve@prd.co.uk>
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Joel Reicher
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Joined: 15 Nov 2005
Posts: 29

PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 1:21 am    Post subject: Re: wifi issue Reply with quote
"grzegorz_n" <xtr@pro.onet.pl> writes:

Quote:
woule anyone installed and successfuly runs wireles card on atheros 5212
chipset or intel 2100???
i would appreciate any support

The supported wireless cards are listed here

ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-3.0/i386/INSTALL.html#Wireless network adapters

I don't know what chipsets they use, so you should look at the list
yourself.

Is your card supported?

Cheers,

- Joel
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grzegorz_n
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:28 am    Post subject: wifi issue Reply with quote
woule anyone installed and successfuly runs wireles card on atheros 5212
chipset or intel 2100???
i would appreciate any support
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