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=One step installation for Debian Lenny or newer=
;kernel 2.6.24 and older
 sudo aptitude install firmware-ipw3945 ipw3945d ipw3945-modules-`uname -r`
;kernel 2.6.25 and newer
 sudo aptitude install firmware-iwlwifi

=Step by step installation for Debian Etch=
Only for Debian Etch (stable), if you are using Debian Lenny or newer you can use Debian Packages (see above)

==Downloads==
'''driver''' from http://ipw3945.sourceforge.net/ for example
 wget http://ufpr.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/ipw3945/ipw3945-1.1.0.tgz

'''ieee80211 subsystem''' from http://ieee80211.sourceforge.net/ for example
 wget http://ufpr.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/ieee80211/ieee80211-1.2.15.tgz

'''firmware''' from http://bughost.org/ipw3945/ for example
 wget http://bughost.org/ipw3945/ucode/ipw3945-ucode-1.13.tgz

'''regulatory daemon''' from http://bughost.org/ipw3945/ for example
 wget http://bughost.org/ipw3945/daemon/ipw3945d-1.7.22.tgz

==Install kernel headers==
(Install these modules ONLY if you did not compile your own kernel)
 sudo aptitude install linux-headers-`uname -r`
 sudo aptitude install gcc-4.0

==Compile and install modules==
(in the same directory run as root)
 tar -zxvf ieee80211-1.2.15.tgz
 cd ieee80211-1.2.15
 make
 make install
 cd ..
 tar -zxvf ipw3945-1.1.0.tgz
 cd ipw3945-1.1.0
 # if you have problems here with kernel 2.6.18 see notes
 make
 cd ..
 tar zxvf ipw3945-ucode-1.13.tgz
 mkdir /usr/local/lib/firmware/
 cp ipw3945-ucode-1.13/ipw3945.ucode /usr/local/lib/firmware/
 tar zxvf ipw3945d-1.7.22.tgz
 cp ipw3945d-1.7.22/x86/ipw3945d /sbin/ipw3945d-$(uname -r)
 cd ipw3945-1.1.0
 cp ipw3945.ko /lib/modules/$(uname -r)
 depmod -a

==Init script==
create init script: /etc/init.d/ipw3945 
 #!/bin/bash
 
 case $1 in
 start)
  echo -n "Load ipw3945:"
    modprobe -i ipw3945
    /sbin/ipw3945d-$(uname -r) --timeout=30
    sleep 2
    echo " done."
 ;;
 
 stop)
    echo -n "Unloading ipw3945:"
    /sbin/ipw3945d-$(uname -r) --kill
    modprobe -ir ipw3945
    sleep 2
    echo " done."
 ;;
 esac
 
 exit 0

 chmod 755 /etc/init.d/ipw3945

==Enable start on boot==
 update-rc.d ipw3945 defaults 30

==Interface configuration==
Change /etc/network/interfaces to:
 auto eth2
 iface eth2 inet dhcp

==Notes==
*If your are planning to use your wireless interface in monitor mode, for example to use kismet, uncomment "CONFIG_IPW3945_MONITOR=y" from the driver Makefile before running make.
*If you have error: "too few arguments to function ‘ieee80211_tx_frame’" problems compiling ipw3945-1.1.0 with 2.6.18 kernel. ipw does not properly recognize the version of ieee802.11 stuff in the kernel. A quick hack is to change "EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DIEEE80211_API_VERSION=$(IEEE80211_API)" to "EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DIEEE80211_API_VERSION=2" on line 96 of Makefile. (http://dotcommie.net/projects/XPS-M1210/)

'''References'''
*http://eomer.mine.nu/?q=node/18
*http://alidhaey.blogspot.com/2006/08/instalar-debian-etch-en-un-dell.html
*http://math.umh.ac.be/an/D820/#Wireless