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Installation takes three steps : install the DebPkg:ipw2200-module, then get the firmware from Intel, finally load the module.

=== Installing ipw2200 module ===

But first, let's make sure you have "contrib" in your /etc/apt/sources.conf : locate the line which looks like
 {{{
#
# /etc/apt/sources.list
#
deb http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ etch main
#
# Security updates
#
deb http://security.eu.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free
}}}

and add "contrib" on each line, after "etch main" (you can do it for {{{deb-src}}} lines too, if you want).
 {{{
deb http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ etch main contrib
}}}

Now you can install the module.
 {{{
 apt-get install ipw2200-modules-$(uname -r)
}}}		 Installation takes two steps : get the firmware from Intel, finally load the module.

This page explains how to configure and use Intel's ipw2200 and ipw2915 (despite the module name) wireless Network adapter.

Installation

Installation takes two steps : get the firmware from Intel, finally load the module.

Getting the firmware

Next, you have to download the proprietary firmware from Intel (get the firmware v3.0) :

  • http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/firmware.php 

    mkdir /tmp/ipw
cd /tmp/ipw
wget -O ipw2200.tgz http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/firmware.php?i_agree_to_the_license=yes&f=ipw2200-fw-3.0.tgz 
tar -xvf ipw2200.tgz
mv /tmp/ipw/ipw2200-fw-3.*/*ipw2200* /lib/firmware/

Load ipw2200 module

rmmod ipw2200
modprobe ipw2200

then "ipconfig -a" should list your card (wlan0).

Using the wireless

You should install network-manager-gnome or network-manager-kde, which are convenient tools.

Device identification

Intel ipw2200

  • lspci -nn | grep "Wireless"
02:02.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection [8086:4220] (rev 05)

Intel ipw2915

  • lspci -nnv | awk '/.*Wireless.*/,/^$/'
0b:02.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection [8086:4224] (rev 05)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Unknown device 1011
        Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 64 (750ns min, 6000ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 66
        Region 0: Memory at b4001000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=1 PME-

See also:

CategoryHardware