Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 14:17:58 +0300 From: Niki Denev <nike_d@cytexbg.com> To: "Sparrevohn, Thomas" <thomas.sparrevohn@eds.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Prism54 Chipsets Supported? Message-ID: <cone.1083323878.518505.670.1001@phobos.totalterror.net> References: <2946E9F05C8DD511A7DC0002A5608CE401233E64@gbchm201.exgb01.exch.eds.com>
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This is a MIME GnuPG-signed message. If you see this text, it means that your E-mail or Usenet software does not support MIME signed messages. --=_mimegpg-phobos.totalterror.net-670-1083323878-0022 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sparrevohn, Thomas writes: > It reminds me - It seems that the 80211 part of the driver does not support > "authmode shared" mode? Are there any plans for in support of that? Or are > that a good reason for the lack of it - e.g. legal etc? > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Arne Schwabe > Sent: 30 April 2004 11:10 > To: Patrick Hurrelmann > Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org; freebsd-current@freebsd.org; > freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Prism54 Chipsets Supported? > > > Patrick Hurrelmann <outi@bytephobia.de> writes: > >> Hi, >> >> I am currently using a Dell TrueMobile 1300 (Broadcom) on my Dell >> Latitude D600 Notebook. Thanks to Bill Pauls awesome work it is >> performs very well for daily und "normal" wireless lan usage. >> >> But i want to run some tools, that are only available fo wi-cards. Is >> Prism54-Chipset already supported? I read something that a driver for >> linux exists on www.prism54.org. will it make it to freebsd or is it >> highly unlikely? >> >> Some on the lists posted, that he has replaced his card with an >> ath-based one. Maybe ath is an alternative to wi, but i'd relly prefer >> wi (802.11g or a is a must have). > > I think that the prism54 is not support. But Atheros Chips have a/b/g (They > were the first a chipsets) > > Arne > -- > Ah, the beauty of OSS. Hundreds of volunteers worldwide volunteering their > time inventing and implementing new exciting ways of old fashioned wheels. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > As far as i remember, a while ago someone pointed out that in fact authmode shared is less secure than open mode. So this shouldn't be much of a problem :) --Niki Denev --=_mimegpg-phobos.totalterror.net-670-1083323878-0022 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBAkjXmHNAJ/fLbfrkRAtGUAKCCWkqXiF1FVdNRlxBXN5JOsFo45gCdGcA9 Blv12rVolqoyj7irARf9hZ8= =DN0Q -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=_mimegpg-phobos.totalterror.net-670-1083323878-0022--
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