Prism54 "FullMAC" Driver for the Intersil Prism GT/Duette/Indigo/Javelin/Xbow/Frisbee
for Puppy Linux v2 with kernel 2.6.16.7
from http://prism54.org
compiled May 2006.

The latest Prism G-mode chipsets are "softmac" versions with smaller firmware (ISL3886).  Some PrismGT Cardbus devices and ALL USB devices have this firmware.  Use the Prism54 "islsm" driver for these devices.  See the "Supported device list" section at http://prism54.org/newdrivers.html

This driver has been patched to support packet injection with Aircrack-ng.  It will overwrite the existing Prism54 module in Puppy2.

This driver also supports a so-called Host AP mode, ie. it takes care of IEEE802.11 management functions in the host computer and acts as an access point.  Host AP mode requires hostapd, the Host AP daemon, available as a separate download.


INSTRUCTIONS  (this README is found in /root/my-applications)

## load the driver
modprobe prism54
## if no error messages, this should create a network interface, eth0
ifconfig eth0 up  #(sometimes necessary)
## it should now be possible to use WAG (Wireless Access Gadget) to connect to a wireless network
## or continue to set up the wireless network manually -
iwconfig eth0 essid MY_ESSID key 1234567890 mode managed
## for automatic IP
## first remove stale dhcpcd file if it exists
rm /etc/dhcpc/*.pid
dhcpcd -t 30 -h puppypc -d eth0
## or for static IP
## modify /etc/resolv.conf to include your nameservers
#ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.xx broadcast 192.168.0.255 netmask 255.255.255.0
#route add default gw 192.168.0.1 eth0   # or whatever your router's IP is

A script is provided with these commands; /root/my-applications/bin/prism54-connect
Just modify the script to include your wireless settings.