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| + | ===== rndis_wlan ===== | ||
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| + | The **rndis_wlan** [[en/developers/Documentation/Glossary|FullMAC]] driver was added to the stock kernel as of 2.6.25. It is also available through [[en/users/Download|the compat-wireless-2.6 package]] for pre-2.6.25 kernels. | ||
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| + | ===== supported chips ===== | ||
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| + | Broadcom 4320 USB WLAN chip, which is only wireless RNDIS chip known to date. Althought rndis_wlan has vendor/device-id list, driver can also autodetect any new wireless RNDIS device. | ||
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| + | ===== available devices ===== | ||
| + | * Asus WL169gE | ||
| + | * Belkin [[F5D7051|F5D7051]] | ||
| + | * BT Voyager 1055 | ||
| + | * Buffalo WLI-U2-KG125S | ||
| + | * Buffalo WLI-USB-G54 | ||
| + | * Eminent EM4045 | ||
| + | * Linksys WUSB54GSCv1 (v2 unsupported) | ||
| + | * Linksys WUSB54GSv1 | ||
| + | * Linksys WUSB54GSv2 | ||
| + | * U.S. Robotics USR5420 | ||
| + | * U.S. Robotics USR5421 | ||
| + | ===== what works ===== | ||
| + | * unencrypted networks | ||
| + | * WPA/WPA2 PSK/Enterprise | ||
| + | * WEP should work | ||
| + | * ad-hoc should work, unencrypted and WEP | ||
| + | * hidden networks, unencrypted and WEP | ||
| + | ===== what does not ===== | ||
| + | * Hidden + WPA | ||
| + | ===== known problems ===== | ||
| + | * Driver has been tested with b-variant of chipset/firmware. Older devices with a-variant of chipset/firmware used to operate poorly with this driver but this should be resolved on newer kernels (>=2.6.32). | ||
| + | * The driver included in kernels <= 2.6.37 shows very few scan results with a-variant devices. Workaround this by configuring the device statically (e.g., /etc/network/interfaces or by issuing iwconfig/dhclient right after boot). Do not rely on a beacon being detected to determine if a network is available or not --- this is [[en/users/Documentation/NetworkManager|NetworkManager]]'s approach, which can make it take hours until it detects and configures an available network. This issue should be resolved in kernel version 2.6.38. | ||
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