From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JNoPJ-00059Z-7l for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:02:09 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 5D892E06AC; Sat, 9 Feb 2008 12:02:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wa-out-1112.google.com (wa-out-1112.google.com [209.85.146.178]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1732AE06AC for ; Sat, 9 Feb 2008 12:02:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wa-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id k34so911488wah.10 for ; Sat, 09 Feb 2008 04:02:06 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; bh=j/rIJVnxnusAh0CeKz/ezVsdvw73cZXUJeEW28IE9Cg=; b=C+tP0pikqLAmtDTwPVUUhdvLdeHTVzeQlInrn//4OIv3g3j+gGt96n4JoxBbfVHRsougBs3bagDqJyi7PuOSiNpb5dEPzuy8N1qltFYMSvimZNLTOnqdDJyOFjgbm3KzowL+WrVvYV/lqY1Ny5Ah5aCSUzw0b5QGyPwq0KpN8U4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=rjJ2aJN/8AU04ZFt7ogOKmtT20ayYdXMOmZhmCWBPHlJFVCXDilNmgpMorNRfU4jEdUeRKQ+wBdkmIqrhYZ1AE/D9+hAhCBlTFE2hYj+bkQ0mThUuIczkUbB5mj7dK8RJlAqufQ7jo3XvFk+OGc+YbaulabYSUoBlPk66BgYt9A= Received: by 10.114.109.1 with SMTP id h1mr3241615wac.35.1202558526001; Sat, 09 Feb 2008 04:02:06 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.114.75.17 with HTTP; Sat, 9 Feb 2008 04:02:05 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 17:32:05 +0530 From: "dell core2duo" To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [query] kernel-2.6.24 + ndiswrapper In-Reply-To: <200802091312.40836.shrdlu@unlimitedmail.org> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_14526_7320823.1202558525993" References: <200802091254.56808.shrdlu@unlimitedmail.org> <200802091312.40836.shrdlu@unlimitedmail.org> X-Archives-Salt: 2dd07730-fcdc-4d05-b60f-d7138324ad03 X-Archives-Hash: 4e1cfd43b2406ef4d0fed8f87f518670 ------=_Part_14526_7320823.1202558525993 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Hi check this link, http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_Dell_Inspiron_1520#Wireless_Network It says that You should install the Windows driver from Dell if you would like to take advantage of the full bandwith of your WLAN card (meaning 54 MBit/s). !!FIXME!! If you would like to use the kernel driver, probably you can but only with limited (11 MBit/s) bandwith. BTW, I am more interested to get things working. Quality would be my second priority. Thanks, flukebox On Feb 9, 2008 5:42 PM, Etaoin Shrdlu wrote: > On Saturday 9 February 2008, dell core2duo wrote: > > > > IIRC, the drivers for your card are now included in the kernel > > > (bcm43xx). > > > > Does those driver provide the full features as ndiswrappers ?? > > Don't know what you mean exactly by "full features". I have used them in > infrastructure mode with no problems (wpa2). However, here's the > official page: > > http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43 > > according to > > http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43/devices > > your card (14E4:4311) is supported. > > You need the firmware for the card, and the appropriate *-cutter tool to > extract the firmware from the driver (it's in portage). > Detailed info and step-by-step instructions are provided in the > aforementioned page. > -- > gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list > > ------=_Part_14526_7320823.1202558525993 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Hi
check this link,
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_Dell_Inspiron_1520#Wireless_Network

It says that
<snip>
You should install the Windows driver from Dell if you would like to take advantage of the full bandwith of your WLAN card (meaning 54 MBit/s).
!!FIXME!! If you would like to use the kernel driver, probably you can but only with limited (11 MBit/s) bandwith.
</snip>

BTW,
  I am more interested to get things working. Quality would be my second priority.

Thanks,
flukebox





On Feb 9, 2008 5:42 PM, Etaoin Shrdlu <shrdlu@unlimitedmail.org> wrote:
On Saturday 9 February 2008, dell core2duo wrote:

> > IIRC, the drivers for your card are now included in the kernel
> > (bcm43xx).
>
> Does those driver provide the full features as ndiswrappers ??

Don't know what you mean exactly by "full features". I have used them in
infrastructure mode with no problems (wpa2). However, here's the
official page:

http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43

according to

http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43/devices

your card (14E4:4311) is supported.

You need the firmware for the card, and the appropriate *-cutter tool to
extract the firmware from the driver (it's in portage).
Detailed info and step-by-step instructions are provided in the
aforementioned page.
--

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