Re: [Ndiswrapper-general] IPN2220 and x86_64

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Hi,

On Thursday 08 September 2005 12:04, John Haxby wrote:
> Ren=E9 Rebe wrote:
> >I tried ndiwswrapper (1.3rc1 with 2.6.13) for the IPN 2220 card included
> > in the MSI Megabook S270. The driver loads correctly (build with this
> > IPN2200 HACK define) and iwconfig shows quite correct information. iwli=
st
> > wlan0 scan even returns the networks and iwconfig does show the AP MAC.
> > The AP shows the MAC of the card in the log.
> >
> >However despite statically assigned IP address there is no network traff=
ic
> > - neither sent nor received.
>
> There's a Linux native driver for that chipset.   Can't remember if it's
> in the stock kernel, but it's certainly in FC4 and RHEL4 and it's also
> available as a download from Intel.  Have you tried that?   It'd be
> better than running some random bit of Windows code :-)
>
> (Don't get me wrong -- I think ndiswrapper is great, it runs on two of
> my machines and is invaluable, but I'd rather use a native Linux driver
> and not rely on a windows driver, no matter how it's wrapped).

Yes. I fully support your statement and generally avoid any random binary b=
its=20
comapanies throw on us (especially with the SPARCs and PowerPCs around,=20
binary only driver run on way less often).

However I think you mean the Intel ipw2100 and ipw2200, I have a Cisco /=20
Intersil INPROCOM 2220 here ... :-(

If you hand some source, SPEC or reverse engeneering document for me I woul=
d=20
be thankful not to run binary objects for that chip ...

Sincerely yours,

=2D-=20
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