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Subject: Re: Install on a new Laptop
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On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 21:49:05 +1000
Phillip J Fry <destroyingculture@netspace.net.au> wrote:
> Wireless device : Intel PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter
> I have read that I need to download and install a third party driver 
> from http://damien.bergamini.free.fr/ipw/index.html
> But to install the driver I have to upgrade to CURRENT, something I
> am not really keen on as I am not a developer/hacker. Are there any
> other alternatives out there?

The download page for the ipw driver gives you several options, one
tarball is for 5.X  the other is for 6.X.

I have ipw-freebsd-1.6.4 running just fine with 5.4-RC3, it works
just as well with 5.3. It is well documented, there is a good forum as
well. Kismet works with it too.