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Chris Buechler wrote: >On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 23:04:17 -0600, John <strgout at unixjunkie dot com> wrote: > > >>I seem to remember something about a wifi card like d-link changing the >>chipset but not changing the model number. I think it was this >>dlink but i can't seem to get into the freebsd bug tracking database. >> >> >> > >Here's the PR you were speaking of. >http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=kern/39928 >some details in there that might be relevant. > >I was just helping somebody on IRC tonight with getting some DWL-650's >working with m0n0wall. Out of three, only one would work in hostap. >Any of them would work in infrastructure or adhoc. The one that >worked in hostap was identified as: >/kernel: wi0: Intersil Firmware: Primary 0.03.00, Station 1.03.04 > >The two that didn't work were: > >/kernel: wi0: Intersil Firmware: Primary 0.03.00, Station 0.08.02 > > Good card: Dec 21 05:36:52 /kernel: wi0: Intersil Firmware: Primary 0.03.00, Station 1.03.04 Dec 21 05:36:52 /kernel: wi0: using RF:PRISM2 MAC:HFA3841 CARD:HWB3163-SST-flash Dec 21 05:36:52 /kernel: wi0: 802.11 address: 00:05:5d:f1:db:0e Dec 21 05:36:52 /kernel: wi0 at port 0x240-0x27f irq 5 slot 0 on pccard0 Not good #1 Dec 21 05:39:52 /kernel: wi0: Intersil Firmware: Primary 0.03.00, Station 0.08.02 Dec 21 05:39:52 /kernel: wi0: using RF:PRISM2 MAC:HFA3841 CARD:HWB3163-SST-flash Dec 21 05:39:52 /kernel: wi0: 802.11 address: 00:05:5d:f1:dc:1f Dec 21 05:39:52 /kernel: wi0 at port 0x240-0x27f irq 5 slot 0 on pccard0 Not good #2 Dec 21 05:44:46 /kernel: wi0: Intersil Firmware: Primary 0.03.00, Station 0.08.02 Dec 21 05:44:46 /kernel: wi0: using RF:PRISM2 MAC:HFA3841 CARD:HWB3163-SST-flash Dec 21 05:44:46 /kernel: wi0: 802.11 address: 00:05:5d:f1:c3:d8 Dec 21 05:44:46 /kernel: wi0 at port 0x240-0x27f irq 5 slot 0 on pccard0 >>>DWL-650 rev.P >>>Primary 1.1.2 Station 1.8.0 >>> >>>Do I need to downgrade? >>> >>> >>> > >I just did quite a bit of googling and came to the determination that >anything other than the rev A1-J3 doesn't work with anything but >Windows without some hacking at a minimum, if they work at all. I >just modified this page to reflect that. >http://m0n0.ch/wall/docbook/hardware-wireless.html > >>From DLink's support site: "There are multiple revisions of the >DWL-650, each with version specific drivers, firmware, installation >guides, and other resources." > >/me curses DLink for changing chipsets without changing model numbers > >-Chris > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch >For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > > |