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Functional Linux 802.11G Centrino Driver Released

Posted by michael on from the linux-inside dept.

sixstring355 writes "Intel has released the first functional version of its Centrino/IPW2200 chipset driver. for Linux (kernel 2.6.4+). Posts to the ipw2100/2200 developer mailing list report connection speeds of 450KB/s. See the feature list for more details."

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  1. Re:It's a source code release! by Brian+Blessed · · Score: 2, Interesting
    FCC regulations prohibit open source firmware in 802.11

    Is this really true? This comment seems to suggest otherwise:
    Every one of these 802.11b and 802.11a wireless networking cards that I've pried the case from includes a hardware bandpass filter. This is true even for the manufacturers who refused (at first) to repease drivers or specs.

    - Brian