ipw2200 - Debian Wiki

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.

Note: The relevant drivers are shipped with the linux image package in Etch and Lenny. As they are up to date there is no need of external ipw2200 module usage.

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 "ip 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-