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From: Alejandro <elcorreodeale@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.27 and iwl3945-ucode
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:27:25
Message-Id: 60a795cd0904220627t5e2aa669m45695e8c0dd519da@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.27 and iwl3945-ucode by Florian Philipp
1 2009/4/22 Florian Philipp <lists@f_philipp.fastmail.net>
2
3 > Marco schrieb:
4 > > On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 12:28 PM, Florian Philipp
5 > > <lists@f_philipp.fastmail.net> wrote:
6 > >> Marco schrieb:
7 > > [...]
8 > >> You somehow mixed iwl4965 and iwl3945. Version 228.57.2.21 belongs to
9 > >> iwl4965.
10 > >>
11 > >> If you really want iwl3945, you don't need to unmask/keyword anything.
12 > >> I'm on 2.6.28 with version 15.28.1.6.
13 > >>
14 > >> For iwl4965, I don't see any versions which are not marked stable (I'm
15 > >> on AMD64).
16 > >
17 > > I see. It was not really clear to me if it is only related to 4965 or
18 > > if it also is true for the 3945. Thanks for pointing out!
19 > >
20 > > One more question: I followed the howto for Intel 3945 and also the
21 > > handbook (
22 > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=4&chap=4
23 > > ). I am using wpa_supplicant. But I think I am missing now a
24 > > configuration for /etc/init.d/net. What information do I have to
25 > > provide there?
26 > >
27 >
28 > modules_wlan0=( "wpa_supplicant" )
29 > where wlan0 is your wlan interface.
30 >
31 > If you want different settings for different nets, you can do things
32 > like this:
33 >
34 > config_ESSID1=( "192.168.2.2 netmask 255.255.255.0" )
35 > routes_ESSID1=( "default via 192.168.2.1" )
36 > dns_servers_ESSID1=( "192.168.4.1" )
37 > config_ESSID2=( "dhcp" )
38 >
39 > Otherwise, dhcp is assumed.
40 >
41 >
42 You can try Wicd which is a great network manager, until you are more
43 familiar with gentoo/wifi configuration.
44 I have the same chip, with wpa2, wicd handless this without problems.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.27 and iwl3945-ucode Marco <listworks@×××××.com>