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Wireless Network Driver for Intel 4965 802.11agn Chipsets (iwk)

The iwk driver has been integrated into snv_86. This version can be used with snv_78 to snv_104. For snv_105 and later builds, please use the integrated driver directly.

This version supports 802.11b/g, WEP, WPA-PSK

This driver is partially based on the source code from OpenBSD, and is provided under the same License to that in the OpenBSD code.

Links

• iwk-1.0-pkg.tar.gz
• v1.0 Source code

• iwk-1.1-pkg.tar.gz
• v1.1 Source code

Comparing to v1.0, v1.1 fixes the hidden(none broadcast essid) AP connection bug and adds soft rate control which make the connection quality better, especially for "pciex8086,4229" chipset.

Requirements

Before downloading the source or installing the binaries, please make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

• Wireless mini-pcie card based on Intel 4965 Chipset.The card has to be recognized by Solaris and reported as "pciex8086,4229" or "pciex8086,4230" in prtconf(1M).
• Solaris Nevada build snv_78+

How to use

# wget http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/laptop/downloads/iwk-1.0-pkg.tar.gz
# gzip -dc iwk-1.0-pkg.tar.gz | tar xvf -
# pkgadd -d packages/i386/nightly/ SUNWiwk

If the driver attach failed, please reboot, or you can go on:

# ifconfig iwk0 plumb

If plumbing failed, your card may be not supported or just not getting properly identified by the Solaris kernel. Send us a note and we'll try to help.

If you can plumb the iwk0 interface, you can use wificonfig/dladm CLI to config the wifi. Alternatively, you can enable the GUI nwam.

This is work in progress. Please send your questions and comments laptop dash discuss at opensolaris dot org discussion forum.