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--- rt61 [2008/05/03 00:28] – It needs a patch, it's not really tested, but rt2x00 does in fact work! netrolller3d
+++ rt61 [2017/01/09 21:32] (current) – Mark page as deprecated. mister_x
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+====== DEPRECATED ======
+**IMPORTANT NOTE**: This page is deprecated, updated documentation can be found [[install_drivers|here]]
 =====Installing=====
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   make install
+  rmmod rt61pci 2>/dev/null
   modprobe rt61
-You also need the following each time you want to use the device in monitor mode (this only applies to the Enhanced Legacy driver, as rt2x00 uses Radiotap instead):
+You also need the following each time you want to use the device in monitor mode:
    iwpriv <interface name> rfmontx 1
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 For the above command, first make sure the interface is down.  You can bring the interface down with "ifconfig <interface name> down".
-NOTE: This will download the Enhanced Legacy version of the driver. The Next Generation version (rt2x00, [[mac80211]]-based) requires a recent (rev. 1020+) Aircrack-ng SVN build to function, and it's not thoroughly tested. FIXME Rewrite this page to include instructions for the new driver!
+NOTE: This will download the Enhanced Legacy version of the driver. Recent kernels include the Next-Generation version of this driver (called rt61pci). The rt61pci driver is untested, but probably needs no patch besides the usual [[mac80211]] patches.