Note : more recent kernels and drivers are likely to support
more wireless extension features...
-Recommended versions :
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- This are the latest updates of the Wireless Extensions :
- o Kernel (wireless extension definition) :
- -> Kernel 2.2.14 onward
- -> Kernel 2.3.24 onward
- -> Kernel 2.4.0 onward
- o Pcmcia package :
- -> Pcmcia 3.1.15 onward
- o Drivers with wireless extension support :
- -> Check my web pages for latest list of drivers,
- otherwise patch your favourite driver...
-
Compile wireless tools :
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In theory, a "make" should suffice to create the tools.
Installation :
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If I were you, I would not trust a "make install". If you feel
-courageous, just do "make install". It may even do the right thing.
+courageous, just do "make install". It may even do the right
+thing. Actually, with the various bugfixes that happened over the
+time, it nowadays tend to do the right thing.
I advise to copy the executable (iwconfig, iwspy and iwpriv)
in /usr/local/sbin or /usr/sbin. The man pages (iwconfig.8, iwspy.8
and iwpriv.8) should be copied in /usr/local/man/man8 or
the tools from compiling.
The trick is to copy the file .../include/linux/wireless.h
from the kernel to the /usr/include headers.
- A similar procedure may be used to update Wireless Extensions
-in an older kernel, but you may want to be careful because from time
-to time changes are required in the kernel as well...
Jean <jt@hpl.hp.com>
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