ieee80211

[Pete Graner]

Mike Cohler wrote:
> Can anyone tell me how to check which version of the ieee80211
> subsystem is installed in a kernel ? Is there a siimple command to
> find out for a running kernel ? What about another installed kernel
> but not the running kernel?
> 
> I am updating a machine which uses the ipw3945 driver - and with the
> new 2.6.17 kernel I don't know if this is still the old ieee80211
> susbsystem or if this now includes 1.1.13 or 1.1.14 ?
> 
> I needieee80211 v 1.1.13 to run the ipw3845 driver.
> 
> Thanks
> Mike
> 

Use modinfo, this is the output from my FC5 + Updates box:

[pgraner at meatwad ~]$ modinfo ieee80211
filename: 
/lib/modules/2.6.16-1.2133_FC5/kernel/net/ieee80211/ieee80211.ko
version:        git-1.1.7
description:    802.11 data/management/control stack
author:         Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Intel Corporation 
<jketreno at linux.intel.com>
license:        GPL
vermagic:       2.6.16-1.2133_FC5 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.1
depends:        ieee80211_crypt
srcversion:     3A6DA0096F0C88A9C66F594

Pete

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