Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG/2915ABG

Darren Pilgrim dmp at bitfreak.org
Tue Sep 6 19:12:42 PDT 2005


From: Nick Strebkov
> On Tue, Sep 06, 2005 at 03:30:18PM -0700, Darren Pilgrim wrote:
> > From: Nick Strebkov
> > > 
> > > Thanks for your answers. I have 2915ABG and Belkin F5D8230-4
> > > access point. Will it be enough to install RELENG_6 to play 
> > > with iwi stuff?
> > 
> > That depends.  You'll need firmware before you can use the iwi
driver. 
> > One of show-stopper problems with the iwi driver is that connections

> > which spew large numbers of packets (cvs, cvsup, remote X, etc.)
will 
> > make the iwi device suddenly stop working.
> 
> Hm... It's really sad, but how does this prob relates to 
> selection CURRENT vs RELENG_6?

In terms of if_iwi, CURRENT and RELENG_6 are pretty much in sync.  The
only difference I can see is that CURRENT is bringing in support for
WME/802.11e.



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