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iwl3945 [2008/07/08 14:41] – Emphasize "2.6.25 required", since many people are trying to do this on 2.6.24 and even older kernels. netrolller3d | iwl3945 [2008/11/05 19:25] – removing comma and dot at the end of an enumeration of points mister_x | ||
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//Note: This page is about the iwl3945 driver. For the older ipw3945/ | //Note: This page is about the iwl3945 driver. For the older ipw3945/ | ||
- | ====== Intel PRO/ | ||
- | Iwl3945 is the new driver for the Intel PRO/ | + | ====== Intel PRO/ |
- | * Managed and monitor mode support in one driver, | + | |
- | * Enhanced injection support, | + | Iwl3945 is the new driver for the Intel PRO/ |
- | * Multiple interfaces on one device - use the aircrack suite on a monitor interface while remaining associated on a managed interface, | + | * Managed and monitor mode support in one driver |
- | * Full radiotap support, for both incoming and outgoing packets, and: | + | * Enhanced injection support |
- | * No more binary regulatory daemon needed, regulatory enforcement is done by the firmware. | + | * Multiple interfaces on one device - use the aircrack suite on a monitor interface while remaining associated on a managed interface |
+ | * Full radiotap support, for both incoming and outgoing packets | ||
+ | * No more binary regulatory daemon needed, regulatory enforcement is done by the firmware | ||
The driver is based on the [[mac80211]] stack, so the usual requirements apply (aircrack-ng 1.0-rc1, a recent version of libnl, a fairly new kernel, etc.) | The driver is based on the [[mac80211]] stack, so the usual requirements apply (aircrack-ng 1.0-rc1, a recent version of libnl, a fairly new kernel, etc.) | ||
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===== Installing the driver ===== | ===== Installing the driver ===== | ||
- | Starting with 2.6.24, the driver is included in the kernel. **Injection requires 2.6.25 or later.** The compat-wireless-2.6 package must be installed and patched to get injection support. | + | Starting with 2.6.24, the driver is included in the kernel. **Injection requires 2.6.25 or later.** The compat-wireless-2.6/ |
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+ | *UPDATE* Apparently the new version of compat-wireless should *not* be patched and should work out of the box. | ||
+ | more can be found here: http:// | ||
- | ==== Installing and patching compat-wireless-2.6 ==== | + | ==== Installing and patching compat-wireless ==== |
- Install your kernel headers and sources, as well as all packages required for building kernel modules. | - Install your kernel headers and sources, as well as all packages required for building kernel modules. | ||
- | - Download compat-wireless-2.6 from [[http:// | + | - Download compat-wireless from [[http:// |
- Untar the archive to your home directory. This will create a dated directory ~/ | - Untar the archive to your home directory. This will create a dated directory ~/ | ||
- Download [[http:// | - Download [[http:// |
iwl3945.txt · Last modified: 2018/11/22 00:15 by mister_x