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The cards have built-in RISC CPUs (used as MAC processors) and a firmware that does all of the stuff that the USA FCC regulations won't allow a vendor to distribute in a way the user could easily modify and run). This makes them Linux-friendly since it allows the vendor to publish GPL drivers without risking any issues with the FCC. | The cards have built-in RISC CPUs (used as MAC processors) and a firmware that does all of the stuff that the USA FCC regulations won't allow a vendor to distribute in a way the user could easily modify and run). This makes them Linux-friendly since it allows the vendor to publish GPL drivers without risking any issues with the FCC. | ||
| − | + | The driver provided support for a series of Intel wireless cards: | |
| − | * [[ipw2100]] for the | + | * [[ipw2100]] for the [[Intel PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter]] |
| − | * [[ipw2200]] for the | + | * [[ipw2200]] for the [[Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Mini-PCI Adapter]] and [[Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Mini-PCI Adapter]] |
| − | * [[ipw3945]] for the | + | * [[ipw3945]] for the [[Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Mini-PCI Express Adapter]] |
| − | * [[ipw4965]] for the | + | * [[ipw4965]] for the [[Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Mini-PCI Express Adapter]] |
| − | == | + | == See also == |
| − | * [ | + | * [[Iwlwifi]] |
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| − | + | [[Category: Drivers]] | |
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Latest revision as of 16:13, 15 November 2010
The Intel PRO/Wireless (IPW) cards are Intel's WiFi hardware for the Centrino platforms. The cards come in various formats (mini-PCI, mini-PCIe), and capabilities (802.11b, 802.11b/g, 802.11a/b/g, 802.11a/g/n...).
The cards have built-in RISC CPUs (used as MAC processors) and a firmware that does all of the stuff that the USA FCC regulations won't allow a vendor to distribute in a way the user could easily modify and run). This makes them Linux-friendly since it allows the vendor to publish GPL drivers without risking any issues with the FCC.
The driver provided support for a series of Intel wireless cards:
- ipw2100 for the Intel PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter
- ipw2200 for the Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Mini-PCI Adapter and Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Mini-PCI Adapter
- ipw3945 for the Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Mini-PCI Express Adapter
- ipw4965 for the Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Mini-PCI Express Adapter
