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Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 and WiFi Link 4965 devices
This page describes how to enable support for Intel 3945 and 4965 WiFi devices on Debian systems.
Contents
iwl3945 and iwl4965 are modules produced by the iwlegacy Linux kernel driver, supporting Intel 3945ABG/BG and 4965AGN wireless LAN devices. These devices were formerly supported by the iwlwifi driver (iwl3945 and iwlagn modules) until Linux 2.6.39.1 Supported devices are listed at the end of this page.
Non-free firmware is required, which can be provided by the firmware-iwlwifi package.
For support of Intel Wireless WiFi Next Gen AGN devices (Wireless-N, Advanced-N, Ultimate-N), see iwlwifi.
Installation
Add a "non-free" component to /etc/apt/sources.list for your Debian version, for example:
# Debian Squeeze/6.0 deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian squeeze main contrib non-free
or
# Debian Wheezy (testing) deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian wheezy main contrib non-free
Update the list of available packages. Install the firmware-iwlwifi and wireless-tools packages:
# aptitude update && aptitude install firmware-iwlwifi wireless-tools
The necessary kernel module is automatically loaded for supported devices. Verify your device has an available interface:
# iwconfig
Configure your wireless interface as appropriate.
Supported Devices
The page HowToIdentifyADevice/PCI explains how to identify a PCI device.
iwl3945
The following list is based on the alias fields of modinfo iwl3945 in Debian 2.6.32 (2.6.32-41) kernel images.
PCI: 8086:4222 Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection PCI: 8086:4227 Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection
iwlagn / iwl4965
The following list is based on the alias fields of modinfo iwlagn in Debian 2.6.32 (2.6.32-41) kernel images, with non-4965 devices removed.
PCI: 8086:4229 Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN [Kedron] Network Connection PCI: 8086:4230 Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN [Kedron] Network Connection
The following list is based on the alias fields of modinfo iwl4965 in Debian 3.2.0 (3.2.4-1) kernel images.
PCI: 8086:4229 Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN [Kedron] Network Connection PCI: 8086:4230 Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN [Kedron] Network Connection
See Also
iwlwifi - Intel Wireless-N, Advanced-N, Ultimate-N devices
ipw2200 - Intel PRO/Wireless 2100, 2200 and 2915 devices