Re: wifi modes

2009-04-29 Thread Nick Guenther
On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 2:46 AM, Claudio Jeker wrote: > > host-ap mode needs to be able to send out some very specific messages > that are not needed for normal client operation. If the HW/firmware or > whatever does not support us to generate these packets the card will not > support host-ap mode

Re: wifi modes

2009-04-28 Thread Claudio Jeker
On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 02:12:29AM -0400, Nick Guenther wrote: > On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 1:27 AM, Claudio Jeker > wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 05:47:20PM -0400, Nick Guenther wrote: > >> Why do only certain wireless cards support host AP mode or IBSS mode? > >> Is the 'modality' hardwired i

Re: wifi modes

2009-04-28 Thread Nick Guenther
On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 1:27 AM, Claudio Jeker wrote: > On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 05:47:20PM -0400, Nick Guenther wrote: >> Why do only certain wireless cards support host AP mode or IBSS mode? >> Is the 'modality' hardwired into the wifi hardware? >> >> For the archives (since I couldn't find anyth

Re: wifi modes

2009-04-28 Thread Claudio Jeker
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 05:47:20PM -0400, Nick Guenther wrote: > Why do only certain wireless cards support host AP mode or IBSS mode? > Is the 'modality' hardwired into the wifi hardware? > > For the archives (since I couldn't find anything on this), the drivers > that support being wireless rout

Re: wifi modes

2009-04-28 Thread Nick Guenther
Apologies. By now of course I see *that*. But so it's just a software issue then: that's the answer I was hoping for! It means there's nothing inherently wrong with my hardware, I can make it work if I just put the effort in (and find the time to learn). Thanks -Nick On 28/04/2009, Theo de Raadt

Re: wifi modes

2009-04-28 Thread Theo de Raadt
> Why do only certain wireless cards support host AP mode or IBSS mode? Because someone has to _want_ to do the work. I understand not everyone can do the work, but why bother making lists. It isn't going to encourage anyone to want to. Why don't you all see that? We are not your slaves.

wifi modes

2009-04-28 Thread Nick Guenther
Why do only certain wireless cards support host AP mode or IBSS mode? Is the 'modality' hardwired into the wifi hardware? For the archives (since I couldn't find anything on this), the drivers that support being wireless routers (Host AP mode) are: acs(4), ath(4), pgt(4), ral(4), rtw(4), rum(4), u