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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/wavelan.txt b/Documentation/networking/wavelan.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..c1acf5eb371 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/networking/wavelan.txt @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ + The Wavelan drivers saga + ------------------------ + + By Jean Tourrilhes <jt@hpl.hp.com> + + The Wavelan is a Radio network adapter designed by +Lucent. Under this generic name is hidden quite a variety of hardware, +and many Linux driver to support it. + The get the full story on Wireless LANs, please consult : + http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/ + +"wavelan" driver (old ISA Wavelan) +---------------- + o Config : Network device -> Wireless LAN -> AT&T WaveLAN + o Location : .../drivers/net/wavelan* + o in-line doc : .../drivers/net/wavelan.p.h + o on-line doc : + http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Wavelan.html + + This is the driver for the ISA version of the first generation +of the Wavelan, now discontinued. The device is 2 Mb/s, composed of a +Intel 82586 controller and a Lucent Modem, and is NOT 802.11 compliant. + The driver has been tested with the following hardware : + o Wavelan ISA 915 MHz (full length ISA card) + o Wavelan ISA 915 MHz 2.0 (half length ISA card) + o Wavelan ISA 2.4 GHz (full length ISA card, fixed frequency) + o Wavelan ISA 2.4 GHz 2.0 (half length ISA card, frequency selectable) + o Above cards with the optional DES encryption feature + +"wavelan_cs" driver (old Pcmcia Wavelan) +------------------- + o Config : Network device -> PCMCIA network -> + Pcmcia Wireless LAN -> AT&T/Lucent WaveLAN + o Location : .../drivers/net/pcmcia/wavelan* + o in-line doc : .../drivers/net/pcmcia/wavelan_cs.h + o on-line doc : + http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Wavelan.html + + This is the driver for the PCMCIA version of the first +generation of the Wavelan, now discontinued. The device is 2 Mb/s, +composed of a Intel 82593 controller (totally different from the 82586) +and a Lucent Modem, and NOT 802.11 compatible. + The driver has been tested with the following hardware : + o Wavelan Pcmcia 915 MHz 2.0 (Pcmcia card + separate + modem/antenna block) + o Wavelan Pcmcia 2.4 GHz 2.0 (Pcmcia card + separate + modem/antenna block) + +"wvlan_cs" driver (Wavelan IEEE, GPL) +----------------- + o Config : Not yet in kernel + o Location : Pcmcia package 3.1.10+ + o on-line doc : http://www.fasta.fh-dortmund.de/users/andy/wvlan/ + + This is the driver for the current generation of Wavelan IEEE, +which is 802.11 compatible. Depending on version, it is 2 Mb/s or 11 +Mb/s, with or without encryption, all implemented in Lucent specific +DSP (the Hermes). + This is a GPL full source PCMCIA driver (ISA is just a Pcmcia +card with ISA-Pcmcia bridge). + +"wavelan2_cs" driver (Wavelan IEEE, binary) +-------------------- + o Config : Not yet in kernel + o Location : ftp://sourceforge.org/pcmcia/contrib/ + + This driver support exactly the same hardware as the previous +driver, the main difference is that it is based on a binary library +and supported by Lucent. + + I hope it clears the confusion ;-) + + Jean |