On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 11:52:01PM -0700, Leo L. Schwab wrote:
> > I tried the stock Debian kernel 2.6.24 plus firmware-iwlwifi from Sid but
> > although the wireless card does seem to be recognized  it doesn't connect.
> > I spent several days wrestling with it but gave up in the end and stayed
> > with the older kernel.
> 
>       iwl3945 works differently (read: not as well) from ipw3945.  The
> wacky part is that you have to "up" the interface before you can associate
> to an AP.  The sequence that seems to work reliably for me is:
> 
> # ifconfig wlan0 up
> # iwconfig wlan0 essid "linksys-netgear-belkin"
> # ifup wlan0
> 
>                                       Schwab
> 

According to http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_2_6_25 there is:

     * iwlwifi: proper monitor support (commit)

Where (commit) is a link to a git.

-- 
Chris.
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"One, with God, is always a majority, but many a martyr has been burned
   at the stake while the votes were being counted."  -- Thomas B. Reed


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