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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


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