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Posted: Sep. 14 2007,15:41 QUOTE
Well, I dunno.  Perhaps there's some difference between kernel versions in this regard.

I used full kernel sources (compiled all the way through, sucesfully used for several other modules that also require full kernel sources), correct .config, everything, and it would not compile on dsl with 2.4.26 or 2.4.31 for me.  I also tried using knoppix3.4.

I even corresponded with the backports patch author, who no longer works on it.

You get to a point where these mysteries aren't worth it.
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Posted: Nov. 02 2007,05:56 QUOTE
Took a look at this thread and the 2.4.34.1 one, and decided to try it out on 2.4.26, and now have a package of all the modules compiled.
If any of you are still interested, please contact me/reply here for testing/helping out.. or else I won't need to bother with the details then :P
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Posted: Nov. 04 2007,20:26 QUOTE
Update: WPA does work with tempestuous's drivers for 2.4.31, contrary to what I said in thehatsrule's thread.  The key is to invoke wpa_supplicant with the -Dipw tag instead of -Dwext.  Unfortunately, the connection is somewhat sketchy--I get about 75% packet loss.  However, it is still definetly usable as long as you avoid downloads that must be uninterruptible.

I also added a wiki entry to explain the process of using ipw2200--it's pretty sparse so feel free to edit it.
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