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| slackware:madwifi [2008/02/23 18:16] – Use the new Madwifi logo. Change kernel versions in some examples to '2.6.23.16' . alien | slackware:madwifi [2008/11/19 11:23] (current) – New project name, new homepage URL , new logo alien |
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| ===== Installing Madwifi on Slackware ===== | ===== Installing Madwifi on Slackware ===== |
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| {{ :slackware:madwifi-logo-20070907.png|Madwifi }}\\ Wireless support in Slackware has much improved since Slackware 10.0 (the first release to support non-PCMCIA wireless cards out of the box). The madwifi driver for Atheros based chipsets works fine with the current 2.6.x series of kernels and the 2.4.x kernels found in Slackware releases prior to 12.0. The Slackware configuration files support unencrypted, WEP- and WPA-protected connections. For WPA encryption, the wpa_supplicant package (part of Slackware since 12.0) is an additional requirement.\\ | {{ :slackware:madwifi-logo-20081106-2.png|Madwifi }}\\ Wireless support in Slackware has much improved since Slackware 10.0 (the first release to support non-PCMCIA wireless cards out of the box). The [[http://madwifi-project.org/|madwifi driver]] for Atheros based chipsets works fine with the current 2.6.x series of kernels and the 2.4.x kernels found in Slackware releases prior to 12.0. The Slackware configuration files support unencrypted, WEP- and WPA-protected connections. For WPA encryption, the wpa_supplicant package (part of Slackware since 12.0) is an additional requirement.\\ |
| If you need WPA encryption, be sure to read the [[#support_for_wpa_encryption|Support for WPA encryption]] section of this page. | If you need WPA encryption, be sure to read the [[#support_for_wpa_encryption|Support for WPA encryption]] section of this page. |
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| This Wiki page explains how to install an appropriate Madwifi package on your Slackware computer, and gives directions on how to build your own package if you need to (for instance if you run a non-Slackware kernel). | This Wiki page explains how to install an appropriate Madwifi package on your Slackware computer, and gives directions on how to build your own package if you need to (for instance if you run a non-Slackware kernel). |
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| The madwifi driver is capable of creating so-called //virtual access points// or VAPs. This is being done on a base device called //wifi0// which will show up in your listings of ifconfig and iwconfig, and is not linked to the wireless extensions. You should never have to use this //wifi0// network device. The //user station// (a VAP of type "sta") will by created by default when the kernel module loads and is called //ath0//. This //ath0// is the real network device, which you will be configuring and using.\\ People who want to create something other than a user station, for instance a real Access Point (master mode) will want to read this [[http://madwifi.org/wiki/UserDocs/autocreate|MadWiki documentation]]. | The madwifi driver is capable of creating so-called //virtual access points// or VAPs. This is being done on a base device called //wifi0// which will show up in your listings of ifconfig and iwconfig, and is not linked to the wireless extensions. You should never have to use this //wifi0// network device. The //user station// (a VAP of type "sta") will by created by default when the kernel module loads and is called //ath0//. This //ath0// is the real network device, which you will be configuring and using.\\ People who want to create something other than a user station, for instance a real Access Point (master mode) will want to read this [[http://madwifi-project.org/wiki/UserDocs/autocreate|MadWiki documentation]]. |
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