On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 12:49:16 +0100, Stuart Henderson wrote: >--On 19 September 2005 20:24 -0400, Alex Kirk wrote: > >>> > wi0 at pci0 dev 12 function 0 "National Datacomm Corp NCP130 Rev >>> > A2" rev 0x01: irq 9 wi0: PRISM2 HWB3163 rev.B, Firmware 0.3.0 >>> > (primary), 1.7.1 (station), address 00:80:c6:e3:72:2c >>> >>> It's ancient but it should work. >> >> It was the most current I could find for this particular chipset. If >> you know of any more modern versions that are supported for this >> card, I'll happily install them. :-) > >With an old card and old OS release, it might be worth trying older >station (secondary) firmware too... I've often seen 1.4.9 recommended >unless newer features are required (e.g. 1.5.6 for WDS, 1.6.3 for >beacon hiding [not that it's really useful], etc). > >There are collections of PRISM firmware at ><http://linux.junsun.net/intersil-prism/firmware/> 1.4.9 to 1.8.4 ><http://www.netgate.com/info/miniPCI/Prism/Firmware/> 1.1.0 to 1.7.4 > ><http://linux.junsun.net/intersil-prism/> has more info on filename >conventions and how to identify which cards you can use different flash >files with (there are different files for PRISM2 and PRISM2.5, for >example). Some things suggested on that page are linux-only though. > >But I think you should try a newer OS release before playing that >game... If you want to make a quick test before installing, you could >use a flashboot-bindist kernel. > >
Heck, I'm running 1.0.7/1.3.6 on a Netgear card and it works on3.6/7/8 So don't sweat it - you just may find something you want (or think you need) doesn't happen. Worry then. As Stuart says there is firmware "out there" if you need it. I thought I needed later firmware so that I could kill the beaconing. Heh, a bit more research show that the data I would hide would be sniffable in every packet from an associated client. Too easy. >From the land "down under": Australia. Do we look <umop apisdn> from up over? Do NOT CC me - I am subscribed to the list. Replies to the sender address will fail except from the list-server.
