wpa_supplicant 0.4.6 + ipw2200 1.0.8 , ieee80211 - 1.1.15 , kernel 2.6.16 (RHEL4U2)

[Radu Brumariu]

Pedro Ramalhais wrote:

>Radu Brumariu wrote:
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>>Thank you very much, that worked.
>>But why ? Isn't it supposed to work with the ipw driver ?
>>
>>Thanks again,
>>Radu
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>>>Use -Dwext instead of -Dipw
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>>> 
>>>
>>>      
>>>
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>The ipw drivers support the kernel wireless interface for WPA if the
>kernel has wireless extensions version 18. Kernels since 2.6.13 have
>version 18, so when you compile against these kernels, it will enable
>the kernel interface and disable the "old" ipw specific interface.
>
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>
Ok, so if I understand this right, after the 2.6.13, no matter what 
wireless board I have, as long as I compile the drivers for the board 
and the wext module I should use the wext.
What is the lowest version of ipw for which the wpa_supplicant will 
work, given that I have a kernel lower than 2.6.13 ?

Regards,
Radu