From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 19 Nov 2002 18:23:31 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 19 Nov 2002 18:23:30 -0500 Received: from [198.144.200.85] ([198.144.200.85]:45189 "EHLO synapse.neuralscape.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 19 Nov 2002 18:23:24 -0500 Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 15:30:59 -0800 From: Karen Shaeffer To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Prism 2.5 Wavelan chipset Message-ID: <20021119153059.A5143@synapse.neuralscape.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi folks, I have an IBM A31 with the pci bus Prism 2.5 Wavelan chipset (rev 01) that supports 802.11b wireless. I've googled around for quite awhile but am not convinced I have answered my questions. I have wireless up and running on the laptop with a 2.4.19 kernel. It's a red hat 8.0 distribution on the computer. But there is some indication from my google searches that this Prism 2.5 based system won't perform well with the mainstream kernel's orinoco driver. Folks suggest the wlan-ng driver from http://www.linux-wlan.com/linux-wlan/ I'd like to stick with the main kernel code. I see in the kernel archives that there are related patches going into the 2.5.x kernel. Which kernel version is best suited for my needs? Finally, I have installed a pci to pcmcia converter and an orinoco gold pcmcia card on a pc that I want to use to establish an access point with. Does the kernel currently support this? If so, what version? Thank you for any comments. cheers, Karen -- Karen Shaeffer Neuralscape; Santa Cruz, Ca. 95060 shaeffer@neuralscape.com http://www.neuralscape.com