Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 10:41:28 -0800 From: "Sam Leffler" <sam@errno.com> To: "Jose M. Alcaide" <jose@we.lc.ehu.es> Cc: <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: how to update Prism-2.5 firmware? (was: Re: new wi0 slowness) Message-ID: <341701c2c0b3$8c25ed50$5a557f42@errno.com> References: <OE15xdJXNMZaxSFoH6o0001009e@hotmail.com> <308001c2c036$79773e20$5a557f42@errno.com> <20030120101500.GC275@v-ger.we.lc.ehu.es>
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> On Sun, Jan 19, 2003 at 07:46:11PM -0800, Sam Leffler wrote: > > Finally, you may want to try different station firmware in your Dlink > > card. I run 1.4.9 in my Senao (Prism 2.5) cards with good success. I > > don't recall whether there were issues with 1.3.6 (I know some of the > > intermediate versions had problems especially in hostap mode). You can > > get 1.4.9 firmware at http://www.netgate.com/support/prism_firmware/. > > Sam, could you briefly explain the procedure for updating the firmware? I > have several D-Link 650 cards which are showing problems while doing big > transfers with WEP turned on (4.7-RELEASE), and I expect that a new > firmware may solve this problem. I use a windows-based tool from Intersil that came with my card. I suspect you can download it from places on the web. Beware however that it is possible to mangle a card doing this--I had a laptop lockup on me while updating one card and had to RMA the card. I take no responsibility for any cards you toast! :-) Sam To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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