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Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:20:32 +0100
From: "Luis Correia" <luis.f.correia@gmail.com>
To: "Michael Wu" <flamingice@sourmilk.net>
Subject: Re: wireless drivers that doesn't require firmware
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Hi!

On 8/14/07, Michael Wu <flamingice@sourmilk.net> wrote:
> On Monday 13 August 2007 15:04, maali Al Janoob wrote:
> > Do you know any linux wireless drivers that implements all 802.11 related
> > functionalities in software and doesn't require a firmware? The only one
> > that I know is madwifi, do you know others?
> >
>
> All Realtek chips - rtl8180, rtl8185, rtl8187.
> All ADMtek ADM8211 chips (but they're not made anymore)
> Some Ralink chips, IIRC. Don't know which ones.

Ralink chips:

rt2400 (11b only  pci, minipci and cardbus)
rt2500 (11b/g pci, minipci and cardbus)
rt2570 USB (only old devices, there are some similar named ones)

>
> -Michael Wu
>
>

 Luis Correia