Folks,
My laptop uses the intel IPW2200 Wifi equipment and drivers. I have been
trying to use Kismet, but the error I get is that it is unable to open monitor
we.. as it turns out the ipw2200 drivers that are 1.0.4 or older do not support
RFmon (the monitor function) I have checked and it appears that the driver
module that is installed is 1.0.1. The driver is at the 1.2 level. I have looked
at the update (I am running SuSE 10.1) and it appears that it has pulled
down the latest drivers and installed them, but I am wondering if it is just
installing new behind (rather than over) old based on this data:
RF-mobile:/ # find -iname ipw*
./etc/modprobe.d/ipw2200
./lib/firmware/ipw-2.3-ibss.fw
./lib/firmware/ipw-2.3-ibss_ucode.fw
./lib/firmware/ipw-2.4-sniffer.fw
./lib/firmware/ipw-2.4-sniffer_ucode.fw
./lib/firmware/ipw-2.3-bss.fw
./lib/firmware/ipw2100-1.3.fw
./lib/firmware/ipw-2.3-boot.fw
./lib/firmware/ipw-2.4-ibss_ucode.fw
./lib/firmware/ipw-2.2-bss_ucode.fw
./lib/firmware/ipw-2.2-ibss.fw
./lib/firmware/ipw2100-1.3-i.fw
./lib/firmware/ipw2100-1.3-p.fw
./lib/firmware/ipw-2.2-bss.fw
./lib/firmware/ipw3945.ucode
./lib/firmware/ipw-2.4-ibss.fw
./lib/firmware/ipw-2.2-boot.fw
./lib/firmware/ipw-2.3-sniffer_ucode.fw
./lib/firmware/ipw-2.4-bss.fw
./lib/firmware/ipw-2.4-boot.fw
./lib/firmware/ipw-2.4-bss_ucode.fw
./lib/firmware/ipw-2.2-ibss_ucode.fw
./lib/firmware/ipw-2.3-sniffer.fw
./lib/firmware/ipw-2.3-bss_ucode.fw
./lib/modules/2.6.16.27-0.6-default/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.ko
./lib/modules/2.6.16.27-0.6-default/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.ko
./lib/modules/2.6.16.27-0.6-default/kernel/drivers/usb/serial/ipw.ko
It would appear from looking at the ipw2200 2.4 rpm that 1.2 is what should
be in there, but I see that it also has in the same directory what looks like
the files for the older versions, and more than ever I am wondering if it is
installing the originals rather than the latest and greatest at start up time.
-- Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- To paraphrase my flight instructor; "the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn and twisted metal." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided as an unmoderated internet service by Networked Knowledge Systems (NKS). Views and opinions expressed in messages posted are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of NKS or any of its employees.
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