Details

ManufacturerHewlett-Packard (by Intel)
ModelPRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
Buspci
TypeNetwork controller
Id8086
Info24222
Info3103c
Info4135c

Information

http://www.intel.com/network/connectivity/products/wireless/prowireless_mobile.htm


Ratings

Overall rating: 4.0 x 39

By Linux distribution:

  • Mandriva Linux 2007.1 x86_64: 0.0 x 2
  • Ubuntu 7.04 i386: 5.0 x 2
  • Mandriva Linux 2007.1 i586: 3.0 x 1
  • Mandriva Linux 2007.1 i586: 5.0 x 1
  • Debian 4.0 i386: 5.0 x 1
  • Ubuntu 7.10 i386: 5.0 x 1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 i586: 3.0 x 1
  • Ubuntu 6.06.1 i386: 5.0 x 1
  • CentOS 5 i386: 3.0 x 1
  • Mandriva Linux 2008.0 i586: 5.0 x 1
  • openSUSE 10.3 i586: 5.0 x 1
  • Ubuntu 7.10 x86_64: 5.0 x 1
  • Ubuntu 7.10 i386: 5.0 x 3
  • Mandriva Linux 2008.0 i586: 5.0 x 1
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.9 GenuineIntel: 3.0 x 1
  • Mandriva Linux 2008.0 i586: 5.0 x 1
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.10 GenuineIntel: 3.0 x 1
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.11.1 GenuineIntel: 5.0 x 1
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.10 GenuineIntel: 5.0 x 1
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 2.0.0_rc6-r1 GenuineIntel: 5.0 x 1
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.10 GenuineIntel: -3.0 x 1
  • Mandriva Linux 2008.0 x86_64: 3.0 x 1
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.11.1 GenuineIntel: 5.0 x 1
  • Debian lenny/sid i386: 3.0 x 1
  • Mandriva Linux 2008.1 i586: 3.0 x 1
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 2.0.0 GenuineIntel: 5.0 x 1
  • Mandriva Linux 2008.1 i586: 5.0 x 1
  • openSUSE 10.3 i586: 5.0 x 1
  • Ubuntu 8.10 i386: 5.0 x 1
  • Ubuntu 9.04 i386: 5.0 x 1
  • Fedora 11 x86_64: 5.0 x 1
  • Ubuntu 9.04 i386: 5.0 x 1
  • Ubuntu 9.10 i386: 5.0 x 1
  • Mandriva Linux 2011.0 i586: 5.0 x 1
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 2.1 GenuineIntel: 3.0 x 1

Comments

Working PCI wireless cards on Mandriva Linux 2007.1 i586 (kernel: 2.6.21.5-tmb-desktop-1mdvsmp) by yoho (5):

Wifi without encryption ok. WEP ok. WPA has some troubles (and you can’t configure it with graphical tools). You can see in the /var/log/syslog some messages like “TKIP : replay detected” and the connection is increadibly slow sometimes.

I recently tried with the new driver iwl3945 : it’s really better, although not perfect. It’s in Mandriva 2008.0.

Working PCI wireless cards on Arch Linux Duke GenuineIntel (kernel: 2.6.22-ARCH) by atlas95 (0):

pacman -S ipw3945 ipw3945d and add ipw3945 in module and ipw3945d in daemon (rc.conf)

Working PCI wireless cards on Mandriva Linux 2007.1 i586 (kernel: 2.6.17-13mdvlegacy) by zecrazytux (3):

works with proprietary driver
a big bad blob in the kernel, uh ?
some disconnections… but works…

Working PCI wireless cards on Debian 4.0 i386 (kernel: 2.6.18-4-686) by pansanel (5):

The Wireless card is using the ipw3945 module

Working PCI wireless cards on Mandriva Linux 2007.1 x86_64 (kernel: 2.6.17-14mdv) by tonio2 (3):

driver not include with the distribution. Download & Rebuild is ok.

Working PCI wireless cards on Mandriva Linux 2007.1 x86_64 (kernel: 2.6.17-14mdv) by baud123 (-3):

Binary blob with mandriva 2007.1 with userspace deamon running as root, not that stable : many disconnections when doing a scp through LAN.
Using WPA-PSK connected to Linksys WRT54G router.

Could not (yet) make it work with iw3945 driver.

Working PCI wireless cards on SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 i586 (kernel: 2.6.16.46-0.14-smp) by Neo (3):

Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AG non compatible

Working PCI wireless cards on Mandriva Linux 2008.0 i586 (kernel: 2.6.22.9-laptop-1mdv) by yoho (5):

WPA is more stable than with 2007 Spring : no more disconnect

Working PCI wireless cards on CentOS 5 i386 (kernel: 2.6.18-8.1.14.el5) by mrcs (3):

need to install drivers from dag’s repository

Working PCI wireless cards on Mandriva Linux 2008.0 i586 (kernel: 2.6.22.12-laptop-1mdv) by yoho (5):

WPA is more stable than with 2007 Spring : no more disconnect.

Working PCI wireless cards on Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.10 GenuineIntel (kernel: 2.6.23.9) by sasco (0):

Do not use

Working PCI wireless cards on Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.11.1 GenuineIntel (kernel: 2.6.23-gentoo-r5) by VoofT (5):

Works, but sometimes disconnects.

Working PCI wireless cards on Ubuntu 7.10 i386 (kernel: 2.6.22-14-generic) by vitja (5):

Proprietary firmware required

Working PCI wireless cards on Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.10 GenuineIntel (kernel: 2.6.24-rc8-20070117) by m4n (-3):

Just a driver issue, but the LED is not working.

Working PCI wireless cards on Mandriva Linux 2008.0 x86_64 (kernel: 2.6.22.18-laptop-1mdv) by mogliere (3):

I had to install propriatary drivers

Working PCI wireless cards on Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.11.1 GenuineIntel (kernel: 2.6.23-gentoo-r9) by modq (0):

kernel 2.6.24

Working PCI wireless cards on Debian lenny/sid i386 (kernel: 2.6.24.3) by endre (3):

kernel 2.6.24.3 needs to be patched with intel’s driver

Working PCI wireless cards on Mandriva Linux 2008.1 i586 (kernel: 2.6.24.5-laptop-2mnb) by yoho (3):

I switched from driver iwl3945 to ipw3945 which is more stable : read the release notes.

Working PCI wireless cards on Mandriva Linux 2008.1 i586 (kernel: 2.6.24.7-laptop-1.uc2mnb) by yoho (5):

With latest updated packages, wifi works out of the box with iwl3945 driver

Working PCI wireless cards on Ubuntu 9.04 i386 (kernel: 2.6.28-12-generic) by BigBob (5):

Ubuntu Jaunty 9.04 i386

Working PCI wireless cards on Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.11.1 GenuineIntel (kernel: 2.6.30-gentoo-r6) by pavian (0):

iwl3945

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