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Date:      Sun, 24 Jun 2001 22:18:19 -0700
From:      Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>
To:        list tracker <list_tracker@hotmail.com>
Cc:        ambrisko@ambrisko.com, hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: trouble with 802.11 and kernel bridging (more)
Message-ID:  <3B36C99B.8B64F299@elischer.org>
References:  <F156NH2cv0aGltFBNlJ00001ece@hotmail.com>

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list tracker wrote:
> 
> ok, thank you!   This explains my inability to perform bridging like I
> expected to....
> 
> >I've been told the "wi" driver can't do bridging.  The Cisco/Aironet
> >"an" driver can.  Patches were submitted so you can do this.  They are
> >in the tree.
> 
> If I want to turn a PC into a full-blown "access point", should I set
> wicontrol to peer to peer (3) or BSS (1) ?

AP functions require the card to act TOTALLY DIFFERENTLY.
It requires diferent firmware in the card.

There is in development (it was shown atthe FreeBSD user's group this month)
a version of the wi driver that loads in the AP firmware and runs the card 
as an AP but it is not completed yet.

> 
> Secondly, should I turn on the "create BSS" (I am almost positive I should)
> - but this leads me to:
> 
> thirdly, are the fixes that allow wi to "create BSS" also "in the tree" ?
> or does the man page warning that it does not work still valid ?
> 
> (I was using 4.3-RELEASE, btw)
> 
> thanks.
> 
> LT
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