so the prism2-utils package installs the wlan-ng driver? Do I need to un-install anything else so kismet and other cool applications will work? I've heard the default Mandrake PRISM2 driver is obsolete and does not allow much functionality.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Todd Lyons [mailto:tlyons@;mandrakesoft.com] > Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 12:30 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: Re: [expert] wireless wlan-ng drivers? Any success anyone? > > > Removed cooker from the cc as it doesn't seem to really be a > development > issue. > > Mcleod, Ian wrote on Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 11:38:49AM +1000 : > > > > What - wlan-ng mandrake RPMs I can install?? I would > really like to get > > these drivers installed and working so I can use kismet and > other nice tools > > and start mucking around with the card - apparantly one can > do heaps of cool > > stuff.. > > [root@fiji /usr/share/man/man3]# urpmf wlan-ng > prism2-utils:/etc/pcmcia/wlan-ng > prism2-utils:/etc/pcmcia/wlan-ng.conf > prism2-utils:/etc/pcmcia/wlan-ng.opts > prism2-utils:/usr/share/doc/prism2-utils-0.1.14/config.linux-wlan-ng > [root@fiji /usr/share/man/man3]# locate prism2-utils > /var/cache/urpmi/headers/prism2-utils-0.1.14-1mdk.i586 > /work/Mandrake-devel/contrib/RPMS/prism2-utils-0.1.14-1mdk.i586.rpm > /work/Mandrake-devel/contrib/SRPMS/prism2-utils-0.1.14-1mdk.src.rpm > > So if you find a mirror that carries contribs, look for the > prism2-utils-0.1.14 package. The above is actually from Cooker (note > the Mandrake-devel path), but > 1) It's probably the same or very close in 9.0 final Contribs. > 2) The Cooker version will probably work with no problems anyway since > we're just past the release date. > > So your backup is if you cannot find a mirror with 9.0 contribs, look > for one with Cooker contribs. > > Blue skies... Todd > -- > MandrakeSoft USA http://www.mandrakesoft.com > Mandrake: An amalgam of good ideas from RedHat, Debian, and > MandrakeSoft. > All in all, IMHO, an unbeatable combination. --Levi Ramsey > on Cooker ML > Cooker Version mandrake-release-9.1-0.1mdk Kernel 2.4.19-16mdk >
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