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Add new driver 'rndis_wlan' for wireless RNDIS devices.
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New driver for wireless RNDIS devices. So far only known chip that uses
wireless RNDIS is Broadcom 4320. Driver detects all RNDIS devices that
have RNDIS wireless physical medium. At least following devices are
detected:

  Buffalo WLI-U2-KG125S
  U.S. Robotics USR5421
  Belkin F5D7051
  Linksys WUSB54GSv2
  Linksys WUSB54GSC
  Asus WL169gE
  Eminent EM4045
  BT Voyager 1055
  Linksys WUSB54GSv1
  U.S. Robotics USR5420
  BUFFALO WLI-USB-G54

Signed-off-by: Jussi Kivilinna <jussi.kivilinna@mbnet.fi>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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Jussi Kivilinna authored and David S. Miller committed Feb 1, 2008
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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions MAINTAINERS
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Expand Up @@ -4085,6 +4085,12 @@ L: video4linux-list@redhat.com
W: http://www.linux-projects.org
S: Maintained

USB WIRELESS RNDIS DRIVER (rndis_wlan)
P: Jussi Kivilinna
M: jussi.kivilinna@mbnet.fi
L: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
S: Maintained

USB ZC0301 DRIVER
P: Luca Risolia
M: luca.risolia@studio.unibo.it
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28 changes: 28 additions & 0 deletions drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig
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Expand Up @@ -545,6 +545,34 @@ config USB_ZD1201
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
module will be called zd1201.

config USB_NET_RNDIS_WLAN
tristate "Wireless RNDIS USB support"
depends on USB && WLAN_80211 && EXPERIMENTAL
select USB_USBNET
select USB_NET_CDCETHER
select USB_NET_RNDIS_HOST
select WIRELESS_EXT
---help---
This is a driver for wireless RNDIS devices.
These are USB based adapters found in devices such as:

Buffalo WLI-U2-KG125S
U.S. Robotics USR5421
Belkin F5D7051
Linksys WUSB54GSv2
Linksys WUSB54GSC
Asus WL169gE
Eminent EM4045
BT Voyager 1055
Linksys WUSB54GSv1
U.S. Robotics USR5420
BUFFALO WLI-USB-G54

All of these devices are based on Broadcom 4320 chip which is the
only wireless RNDIS chip known to date.

If you choose to build a module, it'll be called rndis_wlan.

config RTL8180
tristate "Realtek 8180/8185 PCI support"
depends on MAC80211 && PCI && WLAN_80211 && EXPERIMENTAL
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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions drivers/net/wireless/Makefile
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Expand Up @@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_ZD1211RW) += zd1211rw/
obj-$(CONFIG_PCMCIA_RAYCS) += ray_cs.o
obj-$(CONFIG_PCMCIA_WL3501) += wl3501_cs.o

obj-$(CONFIG_USB_NET_RNDIS_WLAN) += rndis_wlan.o

obj-$(CONFIG_USB_ZD1201) += zd1201.o
obj-$(CONFIG_LIBERTAS) += libertas/

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