Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965, 5100, 5300, 5350, 5150, 1000, 6000 devices (iwlagn)
This page describes how to enable support for the Intel Wireless WiFi Link series of devices on Debian systems.
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iwlagn is a module for the Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN, 5100AGN, 5300AGN, 5350AGN, 5150AGN, 1000BGN and 6000AGN series of devices. This driver is included in the mainline Linux kernel since 2.6.27. It is present in Debian kernel images since 2.6.28.1
Non-free firmware is required, which can be provided by the firmware-iwlwifi package since version 0.15.2 Firmware must be installed prior to device operation.
Installation
Lenny
Add the Debian Backports repository to /etc/apt/sources.list, also including the "non-free" component. For example:
# Backported packages for Debian Lenny deb http://www.backports.org/debian lenny-backports main contrib non-free
Update the list of available packages and install the lenny-backports/debian-backports-keyring package:
# aptitude update # aptitude -t lenny-backports install debian-backports-keyring
As your system does not yet have the GnuPG archive key of the backports.org repository installed, you will be asked to confirm installation of a package from an untrusted repository. Enter Yes when prompted.
Install a 2.6.30 (or later) kernel image appropriate for your system, along with the lenny-backports/firmware-iwlwifi and wireless-tools packages. For example:
# aptitude update # aptitude -t lenny-backports install linux-image-2.6.30-bpo.2-$(uname -r | sed 's,.*-,,g') firmware-iwlwifi wireless-tools
- Restart your system and boot with the newly installed kernel.
The necessary kernel module should be automatically loaded. If necessary, it can be manually loaded via:
$ su # modprobe iwlagn
Verify your device has an available interface:
# iwconfig
Raise the interface to activate the radio, for example:
# ifconfig wlan0 up
Configure your wireless interface as appropriate.
Squeeze
Add a "non-free" component to /etc/apt/sources.list, for example:
# Debian Squeeze deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian squeeze main contrib non-free
Update the list of available packages and install the firmware-iwlwifi and wireless-tools packages:
# aptitude update # aptitude install firmware-iwlwifi wireless-tools
The necessary kernel module should be automatically loaded. If necessary, it can be manually loaded via:
# modprobe iwlagn
Verify your device has an available interface:
# iwconfig
Raise the interface to activate the radio, for example:
# ifconfig wlan0 up
Configure your wireless interface as appropriate.
Supported Devices
The page HowToIdentifyADevice/PCI explains how to identify a PCI device.
The following list is based on the alias fields of modinfo iwlagn in Debian 2.6.30 kernel images.
PCI: 8086:0082 Intel Corporation (Device name unknown) PCI: 8086:0083 Intel Corporation WiFi Link 1000 Series PCI: 8086:0084 Intel Corporation WiFi Link 1000 Series PCI: 8086:0085 Intel Corporation (Device name unknown) PCI: 8086:0086 Intel Corporation WiMAX/WiFi Link 6050 Series PCI: 8086:0087 Intel Corporation WiMAX/WiFi Link 6050 Series PCI: 8086:0088 Intel Corporation WiMAX/WiFi Link 6050 Series PCI: 8086:0089 Intel Corporation WiMAX/WiFi Link 6050 Series PCI: 8086:4229 Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN [Kedron] Network Connection PCI: 8086:422B Intel Corporation WiFi Link 6000 Series PCI: 8086:422C Intel Corporation WiFi Link 6000 Series PCI: 8086:4230 Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN [Kedron] Network Connection PCI: 8086:4232 Intel Corporation Wireless WiFi Link 5100 PCI: 8086:4235 Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 5300 AGN [Shiloh] Network Connection PCI: 8086:4236 Intel Corporation Wireless WiFi Link 5300 PCI: 8086:4237 Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 5100 AGN [Shiloh] Network Connection PCI: 8086:4238 Intel Corporation WiFi Link 6000 Series PCI: 8086:4239 Intel Corporation WiFi Link 6000 Series PCI: 8086:423A Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 5350 AGN [Echo Peak] Network Connection PCI: 8086:423B Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 5350 AGN [Echo Peak] Network Connection PCI: 8086:423C Intel Corporation WiMAX/WiFi Link 5050 Series PCI: 8086:423D Intel Corporation WiMAX/WiFi Link 5050 Series
See Also
External Links
http://intellinuxwireless.org/ - Intel Wireless WiFi Link drivers for Linux
http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=Downloads - Microcode images