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I've heard the default Mandrake PRISM2 driver is obsolete and does not allow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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