Details

ManufacturerIntel
ModelPRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
Buspci
TypeNetwork controller
Id8086
Info24222
Info38086
Info41051

Ratings

Overall rating: 4.0 x 22

By Linux distribution:

  • Ubuntu 7.04 i386: 5.0 x 5
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.9 GenuineIntel: 5.0 x 1
  • Ubuntu 7.10 i386: 5.0 x 1
  • Debian lenny/sid i386: -3.0 x 1
  • Debian lenny/sid i386: 3.0 x 1
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.9 GenuineIntel: 5.0 x 1
  • Ubuntu 7.10 i386: 5.0 x 2
  • Mandriva Linux 2008.0 i586: 5.0 x 1
  • Mandriva Linux 2008.0 i586: 5.0 x 1
  • Mandriva Linux 2008.0 x86_64: 5.0 x 1
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 2.0.0 GenuineIntel: 3.0 x 1
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.10 GenuineIntel: 5.0 x 1
  • Mandriva Linux 2008.0 i586: -3.0 x 1
  • Mandriva Linux 2008.1 i586: 5.0 x 1
  • Mandriva Linux 2008.1 i586: 5.0 x 1
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.11.1 GenuineIntel: 5.0 x 1
  • Fedora 9 i386: 5.0 x 1

Comments

Working PCI wireless cards on Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.9 GenuineIntel (kernel: 2.6.21-gentoo-r2) by Guru_Meditation (5):

pilote propriétaire

Working PCI wireless cards on Debian lenny/sid i386 (kernel: 2.6.22-rc5) by gmagniez (-3):

works with iwl3945 module, still in development.
For example, the led indicator don’t work.

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

Ubuntu give me the propretary driver ( with the package named restricted driver )
But the range is really bad

Working PCI wireless cards on Debian lenny/sid i386 (kernel: 2.6.18-3-vserver-686) by nlittle_ (3):

Install ipw3945 driver from
http://ipw3945.sourceforge.net/

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

everything fine with intel driver

Working PCI wireless cards on Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 2.0.0 GenuineIntel (kernel: 2.6.23-gentoo-r5) by ColdWind (3):

Works both with ipw3945 and iwl3945. iwl3945 gave me good results and is the driver I use currently.

Working PCI wireless cards on Mandriva Linux 2008.0 i586 (kernel: 2.6.22.18-laptop-1mdv) by lbreton (-3):

card detected and installed. Networks detected. But no network connection (wpa problem?)

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