Hi,
We have tried to install linux-wlan-ng-0.1.14 drivers on Mandrake 9.0 Beta 2
without success (ie. with kernel crashes !). I think it is important to
include the linux-wlan-ng-0.1.14 or at least to make sure it is not
impossible to use them with the Mandrake linux kernel.
Why Linux Wlan NG ?
-> because the drivers are required for PRISM II cards (the one which are
sold the most currently in the entry level price in EU and in Japan, typ.
70 EUR or less)
-> because only PRIMS II cards allow to build an access point with Linux
(read http://www.cafwap.net/prism2ap/ and
http://www.openbrick.org/wiki/wifi )
What does not work :
- using orinoco drivers with some PRISM II cards in kernel 2.4.18 (it used
to work some time before in previous kernels) -> packets get lost from time
to time and can not go beyond the router
- compiling linux-wlan-ng drivers and using them with kernel-mdk -> the
kernel crashes at the first ping
What works :
- using a linus standard kernel and compiling the linux-wlan-ng
I have no idea what is the issue, but WiFi is getting very popular and will
be marketed a lot this winter in EU. Cards will become cheaper. I think MDK
9.0 must include good support of PRISM II chipset. I would love to make an
RPM for this but the issue seems to be kernel related and this goes beyong
my technical skills. I have the feeling that some extra modules (the wlan
wrappers in the 3rdparty directory) may conflit with linux-wlan-ng.
JPS.
PS. You will find at the URL http://prism2.unixguru.raleigh.nc.us/ a set of
RPMs for Red Hat and linux-wlan-ng.
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