Surlignage Dale Botkin <>:

> On Tue, 27 Nov 2001, Lee Jones wrote:
>
> > >>> Does anyone know where I could find interface information
> > >>> to enable using [an 802.11b LAN card]
> >
> > > <rant>
> > > Why do manufacturers think the interface information for thir
> > > products need to be carefully guarded like the crown flippin'
> > > jewels?
> >
> > I haven't looked, but it can't be that hard to come by.  There
> > are drivers for the Orinoco (ex-Lucent, ex-WaveLAN) and Cisco
> > 802.11b cards in Linux.  You might check to see if the source
> > for the drivers has been released -- it should be.
>
> There are drivers indeed, thanks for pointing that out.  Most of 'em are
> written with little or no comments and are difficult to parse, but I did
> find datasheets for the Intersil chipset used in a lot fo the PCMCIA and
> CF 802.11b cards.  Looks like a really simple hardware interface with a
> crushing load of software...  I may look deeper (or may go to Home Depot
> and look at some 6' long drill bits).
>
> Dale

get the linux source, you will have all the required info in the source (and
the docs there)

Sincerley

Amaury
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