Re: wireless NIC drivers

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You wrote to "Roman Mashak" <mrv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on Wed, 4 Apr 2007 13:15:24 +0200:

??>> What entity is usually implemented in wireless firmware? I assume
??>> something that is vendor intellectual proprietary?

EM> Some cards need firmware for the radio, others don't, some need
EM> firmware for encryption (WEP, WPA), while others don't. It really
EM> depends on the hardware.
I assume wireless chips are usually based on ARM core (low power etc.), and should be equipped with RAM where firmware is downloaded to ?

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Roman Mashak


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