Ipw2100

Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Driver for WiFi

Linux driver for the 802.11b NIC - miniPCI cards - found in Centrino laptops.

The following adapter sold by IBM uses this chipset:

• Intel PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter

Project Homepage / Availability

http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/

Packages

• Fedora Packages(1): Fedora Core includes the ipw2100-drivers in FC3 (with updates) and FC4. You still need to grab the firmware from http://rpm.livna.org/
• Fedora Packages(2): http://www.atrpms.net/name/ipw2100/
• Mandrake Packages: modules included in stock kernel packages

Status

In development but usable. Version 1.0.5 works quite well with kernel 2.6.10.

Additional Comments

Make sure to try the newest version. You will need to install the loadable binary firmware provided on http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/firmware.php as required by the driver.

To turn off the radio on boot-up load ipw2100 with option disable=1, i.e. # modprobe ipw2100 disable=1.

Related links

• ipw2100 FAQ