madwifi for dummies?

[Axel Thimm]

On Sat, May 29, 2004 at 01:18:56PM -0700, kusti wrote:
> My card is this http://www.3com.com/prod/en_EU_EMEA/detail.jsp?tab=features&sku=3CRDAG675

> On the download page about linux drivers there is a link to madwifi,
> but I can't find any documentation from madwifi site and reading the
> faq doesen't help.

$ grep -ir 3CRDAG675 .
./driver/if_ath_pci.c:  { 0x10b7, 0x0013, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID }, /* 3com 3CRDAG675 */
./hal/ah_devid.h:#define        ATHEROS_3COM2_VENDOR_ID 0x10b7 /* 3Com 3CRDAG675 vendor ID */

I'd say if lspci -n returns a device 10b7:0013, that your chances are
very good.


> Maybe I should be better asking madwifi mailing list

certainly.

> or just wait for better support and stick with windows for now.

Good joke ;)

> > You need to let us know what kind of wlan card you have.  If you are
> > lucky the FC2 will already have support for it.  If not you will have to
> > identify the chip set on the card, find a project that has written
> > drivers for that chip set, download the drivers, install them per the
> > instructions for those drivers.
> > 
> > Unfortunately wireless support is far from seamless or easy at this
> > point.
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Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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