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author | Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@tilera.com> | 2010-08-13 19:59:15 -0400 |
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committer | Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@tilera.com> | 2010-08-13 19:59:15 -0400 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/wavelan.txt b/Documentation/networking/wavelan.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 90e0ac4e15da..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/networking/wavelan.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,74 +0,0 @@ - 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/wireless/wavelan* - o in-line doc : .../drivers/net/wireless/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://web.archive.org/web/*/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 |