Details

ManufacturerIntel
ModelPRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
Buspci
TypeNetwork controller
Id8086
Info24222
Info38086
Info41001

Information

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


Ratings

Overall rating: 4.2 x 95

By Linux distribution:

  • Ubuntu 7.04 i386: 5.0 x 2
  • Mandriva Linux 2007.1 x86_64: 3.0 x 1
  • Ubuntu 7.04 i386: 4.5 x 16
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.10 GenuineIntel: 3.0 x 1
  • Mandriva Linux 2007.1 i586: -3.0 x 1
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.9 GenuineIntel: 5.0 x 3
  • Ubuntu 7.04 x86_64: 5.0 x 2
  • PCLinuxOS 2007 i586: 5.0 x 1
  • openSUSE 10.2 i586: 5.0 x 3
  • Ubuntu 7.10 i386: 3.0 x 1
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.10 GenuineIntel: 5.0 x 1
  • Fedora 7 x86_64: 3.0 x 1
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.9 GenuineIntel: 3.0 x 1
  • Mandriva Linux 2008.0 i586: 3.0 x 1
  • Debian lenny/sid i386: 3.0 x 1
  • Mandriva Linux 2007.1 i586: 5.0 x 1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 i586: 3.0 x 1
  • Debian 4.0 i386: 5.0 x 1
  • Debian lenny/sid x86_64: 3.0 x 1
  • Debian lenny/sid x86_64: 3.0 x 1
  • Slackware 11.0.0 Slackware 11.0.0: 3.0 x 1
  • Dual O.S. 4 i386: 5.0 x 1
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.10 GenuineIntel: 3.0 x 1
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.9 GenuineIntel: 5.0 x 1
  • Ubuntu 7.10 i386: 5.0 x 1
  • openSUSE 10.3 X86-64: 5.0 x 1
  • Ubuntu 7.10 i386: 5.0 x 2
  • Mandriva Linux 2008.0 i586: 4.0 x 2
  • Mandriva Linux 2008.0 i586: 5.0 x 1
  • Ubuntu 7.10 i386: 5.0 x 1
  • Pardus 2007.2 i386: -3.0 x 1
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.9 GenuineIntel: 3.0 x 1
  • Ubuntu 7.10 i386: 4.6 x 6
  • Debian lenny/sid x86_64: 5.0 x 1
  • Debian lenny/sid i386: 5.0 x 1
  • openSUSE 10.3 X86-64: -3.0 x 1
  • Mandriva Linux 2008.0 i586: 5.0 x 1
  • openSUSE 10.3 X86-64: 3.0 x 1
  • Arch Linux Core Dump GenuineIntel: 5.0 x 1
  • Debian lenny/sid x86_64: 5.0 x 1
  • Mandriva Linux 2008.0 i586: 5.0 x 1
  • Mandriva Linux 2008.0 x86_64: 3.0 x 1
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.10 GenuineIntel: 4.0 x 2
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 2.0.0_rc6-r1 GenuineIntel: 5.0 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 1.12.10 GenuineIntel: 5.0 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
  • Debian lenny/sid i386: 5.0 x 1
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 2.0.0_rc6-r1 GenuineIntel: 5.0 x 1
  • Arch Linux Core Dump GenuineIntel: 5.0 x 1
  • Ubuntu 8.04 i386: 5.0 x 1
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.11.1 GenuineIntel: 5.0 x 1
  • Ubuntu 8.04 i386: 5.0 x 1
  • Mandriva Linux 2008.1 i586: 5.0 x 1
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 2.0.0 GenuineIntel: 3.0 x 1
  • Ubuntu 8.04 i386: 5.0 x 1
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 2.0.0 GenuineIntel: 5.0 x 1
  • Arch Linux Arch Linux \r (\n) (\l) GenuineIntel: 5.0 x 1
  • Mandriva Linux 2009.0 i586: 5.0 x 1
  • Mandriva Linux 2008.1 i586: 3.0 x 1
  • Ubuntu 8.10 i386: 5.0 x 1
  • Slackware 12.1.0 Slackware 12.1.0: 5.0 x 1
  • Mandriva Linux 2009.0 i586: 5.0 x 1

Comments

Working PCI wireless cards on Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.10 GenuineIntel (kernel: 2.6.21.1) by tuXXX (3):

I’m using the iwlwifi driver (module iwl3945), just have to compile it with 2.6.22, the devicescape wireless stack is now in the vanilla kernel.

Working PCI wireless cards on Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.9 GenuineIntel (kernel: 2.6.20-gentoo-r8) by dobeliou (5):

Using ipw3945 driver.
Depending on your distro, you may need to adjust your network scripts since the driver needs some time to initialize.

I have not try the new iwlwifi driver.

Working PCI wireless cards on Mandriva Linux 2007.1 x86_64 (kernel: 2.6.17-14mdv) by killer1987 (3):

it uses the driver ipw3945 available in non-free repository

Working PCI wireless cards on Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.9 GenuineIntel (kernel: 2.6.20-gentoo-r8) by segv (5):

Works with >=ipw3945–1.2.0. I had a lot of problems with “Radio Frequency Kill Switch is On” message but “emerge =app-laptop/acerhk-0.5.35 && modprobe acerhk && echo 1 > /proc/driver/acerhk/wirelessled ” solved it for me ;)

Working PCI wireless cards on Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.9 GenuineIntel (kernel: 2.6.21-gentoo-r1) by epix (3):

With ipw3945. It was very hard but with new drivers its OK but sometimes with issues when i want to restart wifi.

Working PCI wireless cards on Mandriva Linux 2008.0 i586 (kernel: 2.6.22-1mdv) by uzel (3):

plf proprietary driver
problems to autostart

Working PCI wireless cards on Debian lenny/sid i386 (kernel: 2.6.22-midori) by bmauduit (3):

Yes, i think. But the driver bug sometimes.

Ipw3945 is not yet in the kernel, we must compile it.

Working PCI wireless cards on Ubuntu 7.10 i386 (kernel: 2.6.22-8-generic) by flxfoo (3):

Some trouble with gnome nm-applet
And the hibernate state…

Working PCI wireless cards on Ubuntu 7.04 i386 (kernel: 2.6.20-16-generic) by leostuder (3):

Works only with the fglrx proprietary driver

Working PCI wireless cards on Ubuntu 7.04 i386 (kernel: 2.6.20-16-generic) by thesa (5):

A proprietary firmware is used by Ubuntu.

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

Transtec provided relevant patch for SLED10. FAILED SP1 upgrade. No iwp3945 module in SLED10SP1.

Working PCI wireless cards on Debian lenny/sid x86_64 (kernel: 2.6.22.1-ck1) by tonton (3):

Need to install the ipw3945d and firmware-ipw3945 packages in non-free.

Working PCI wireless cards on Slackware 11.0.0 Slackware 11.0.0 (kernel: 2.6.17.13-smp) by ArTourter (3):

driver not included in standard kernel and easily available

Working PCI wireless cards on Ubuntu 7.04 i386 (kernel: 2.6.20-16-generic) by gary (5):

with proprietary drivers, by ubuntu.

Working PCI wireless cards on Debian lenny/sid x86_64 (kernel: 2.6.22-1-amd64) by lminoza (3):

m-a a-i ipw3945

Working PCI wireless cards on Ubuntu 7.10 i386 (kernel: 2.6.22-10-generic) by Frafra (5):

Works perfectly, but in Debian you have to set it manually.

Working PCI wireless cards on Ubuntu 7.04 i386 (kernel: 2.6.20-16-generic) by moqui (5):

The driver seams to be delivered by the linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20–16-generic package. With Network-Manager, the WiFi works well, nevertheless, the quality of the WiFi isn’t so good as expected: the quality of reception is around of 95% at the proximity of the WiFi router and less than 85% in another room (but more than 70%).

Working PCI wireless cards on Ubuntu 7.10 i386 (kernel: 2.6.22-12-generic) by jfd (5):

Gutsy uses the restricted driver by default.

Working PCI wireless cards on Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.9 GenuineIntel (kernel: 2.6.22-gentoo-r8-volaptop) by volalto (3):

Use ipw3945 module (http://ipw3945.sourceforge.net/) or iwlwifi (http://intellinuxwireless.org/?p=iwlwifi)

Working PCI wireless cards on Mandriva Linux 2008.0 i586 (kernel: 2.6.22.9-laptop-1mdv) by killer1987 (3):

it’s necessary to install ipw3495 by adding non-free repository

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

yes

Working PCI wireless cards on openSUSE 10.3 X86-64 (kernel: 2.6.22.12-0.1-default) by proofy (-3):

not at boot time

Working PCI wireless cards on Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.10 GenuineIntel (kernel: 2.6.23-gentoo-r3) by redcodex (5):

Use iwlwifi, not ipw3945

Working PCI wireless cards on Mandriva Linux 2008.0 i586 (kernel: 2.6.22.16-laptop-1.mdv.mib) by killer1987 (5):

it is needed ipw3495 provided by non-free repository

Working PCI wireless cards on Debian lenny/sid x86_64 (kernel: 2.6.23-1-amd64) by Simplet (5):

Just install the firmware packages from debian non-free repo and use iwlwifi now in kernel => 2.6.23

Working PCI wireless cards on Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.10 GenuineIntel (kernel: 2.6.23-gentoo-r6) by OrEnn (3):

Emerge ipw3945

Working PCI wireless cards on Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 2.0.0_rc6-r1 GenuineIntel (kernel: 2.6.22-gentoo-r9) by ben905 (5):

Use ipw3945.

Working PCI wireless cards on Debian lenny/sid i386 (kernel: 2.6.24-1-686) by furan (5):

Only need firmware-iwlwifi

Working PCI wireless cards on Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.11.1 GenuineIntel (kernel: 2.6.24-tuxonice-r3) by serninpc (5):

You need the iwlwifi driver, because ipw3945 is buggy.

Working PCI wireless cards on Ubuntu 8.04 i386 (kernel: 2.6.24-12-generic) by xmister (5):

Only the led not working.

Working PCI wireless cards on Ubuntu 7.10 i386 (kernel: 2.6.22-14-generic) by nuk3r (5):

Thanks restricted-driver manager!

Working PCI wireless cards on Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 2.0.0 GenuineIntel (kernel: 2.6.25-gentoo-r4) by adjaxio (3):

iwl3945

Working PCI wireless cards on Arch Linux Arch Linux \r (\n) (\l) GenuineIntel (kernel: 2.6.25-ARCH) by dpc (5):

The iwlwifi-3945 driver has performance problems. I can’t get it working over 20KB/s when dealing with 802.11b.

Working PCI wireless cards on Mandriva Linux 2009.0 i586 (kernel: 2.6.26.2-desktop-1mnb) by killer1987 (5):

works out of the box in One edition, needs non-free repository enabled in Free edition

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