Re: [gentoo-user] 80211/IPW2200 vs. Kernel 2.6.14

[Eric Bliss <eric@creativecow.net>]

On Tuesday 22 November 2005 01:02 pm, Derek Tracy wrote:
> On 11/19/05, Bill Roberts <billbalt@eyeofthequark.com> wrote:
> > On 21:42 Fri 18 Nov     , Matthias Bethke wrote:
> > > I just noticed the new Gentoo kernel 2.6.14-r2 includes support for both
> > > the generic 802.11 stack and the Intel IPW2200 driver. I've been using
> > > the separate ebuilds for these two so far, now I was wondering if
> > > there's still any advantage to that. Any opinions?
> >
> > I tried the 2.6.14 kernel with the ipw2200 driver, and it didn't work.
> > Maybe it was fixed in release 2.
> >
> > Bill Roberts
> >
> >
> >
> 
> Can anyone tell me if the in-kernel driver supports turning your card
> on in promiscuous mode?
> 

Device Drivers
  Network device support
    Wireless LAN (non-hamradio)
      Wireless LAN drivers (non-hamradio) & Wireless Extensions
        Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Connection
          Enable promiscuous mode

My guess is Yes. ;-)

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