ReleaseNote-RT73.txt Driver File Contents (2008410104449.zip)

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*               RALINK TECHNOLOGY, CORP.                  
*              RALINK RT73 Wireless Card          
*             SOFTWARE DRIVER RELEASE NOTE
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 [V1.1.0.0]
 1.) Use USB single write and new firmware to support USB single write.
 2.) Support USB 1.1 and improve its throughput.
 3.) Fix the bug: reboot AP, sta unload then load, excuting supplicant would
     crash.
 4.) Fix the AdHoc problem with Connexant STA at A band.
 5.) Fix the problem: can't link to Broadcom AP, when AP set auth:wpa2 cipher:aes
 6.) Ap set 802.1x & Fragmentation set 256,station can't connect AP
 7.) There are hidden AP in enviroment,sta connect to AP hardly.


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[V1.0.5.0]
 1.) Fix the bug about deciding which BSSID is higher in IBSS mode.


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[V1.0.4.1]
 1.) Support configuration by NetworkManager
 2.) Support linux kernel version 2.6.21


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[V1.0.4.0]
1.) Support big endian
2.) Support x64 platform
3.) Support ATE function
4.) Fix the rekey issue on WPA-Preshared
5.) Add A-band country region code #8(W53), #9(J52), #10
6.) Fix Long/Short Preamble setting
7.) Show mix mode in the results of site survey if any
8.) Driver sends disassociate event to WPA Supplicant when AP turns off
9.) Bug Fixed: compile failed on FC5 kernel more than 2.6.15


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[V 1.0.3.0]
1.) Support WPA Supplicant
2.) Support fast roaming
3.) Support IEEE802.11H - radar detection
4.) RTS/CTS Rate set to 2Mb
5.) Add 11G Region #7 (Channel 5 ~ Channel 13)


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[V 1.0.2.0]
1.) Improve ping lost
2.) Support HW radio control
3.) Support roaming from an weaker AP to a strong AP
4.) Support Adhoc rates (11b only, 11b/11g mixed, 11g only and 11a only)
5.) Bug Fixed: Adhoc mode in WPANONE
6.) Bug Fixed: Can not work well with WEP encryption used the configuration file
7.) Verify process between RaConfig(utility) and rt73 dirver
8.) Support WPAPSK Both mode (TKIP+AES)
9.) Firmware version: 1.7
10.) Improve power saving mode


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[V 1.0.1.0]
1.) Prevent no error handling while reading profile and firmwave
2.) Bug fixed: an  Ad-Hoc connection under corner case of incomplete scanning
3.) Bug fixed: AES shared group key
4.) Support Infra "11g only" 
5.) Support Adhoc rates including 11b only and 11b/g mixed 
6.) Support Asic Advanced Power Saving
7.) Short/Long slot time or Short/Long preamble follow by the capability of  beacon
8.) Firmware version: 1.2


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[V 1.0.0.0]
1.) Support little endian platform
2.) Support infrastructure and adhoc mode
3.) Supoort OPEN or SHARED or WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK or WPA-NONE authentication method  
4.) Supoort NONE, WEP, TKIP and AES encryption


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