Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 09:32:50 +0700 From: "Eko Suwarsono" <ekoz@melsa.net.id> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: ad-hoc wireless mode and ticks (fwd) Message-ID: <00b301c2e2bf$878c8780$d4e18aca@tech04> References: <20030304044311.GA51553@lethargic.dyndns.org><Pine.GSO.4.53.0303032056240.23480@granville.cs.ubc.ca><039901c2e24d$e3d63260$d4e18aca@tech04> <20030304.072025.63046953.imp@bsdimp.com>
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Hi Warner, What kind of version that orinoco's firmware can support ibss-master mode ? Last time I change the wi0 (Orinoco) mode to "ibss-master" was "ifconfig: SIOCSIFMEDIA: Device not configured" but when using Senao Prism Based Card, it's work fine for "hostap" and "ibss-master". Regards, Eko Suwarsono ----------------------------- ekoz@melsa.net.id ----- Original Message ----- From: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> To: <ekoz@melsa.net.id> Cc: <kcai@cs.ubc.ca>; <leth@primus.ca>; <freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG>; <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 9:20 PM Subject: Re: ad-hoc wireless mode and ticks (fwd) > In message: <039901c2e24d$e3d63260$d4e18aca@tech04> > "Eko Suwarsono" <ekoz@melsa.net.id> writes: > : May be help, > : > : http://www.live.com/wireless/unix-base-station.html > : > : and a little explanation you can read at, > : > : http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/wireless.html > : > : Lucent (Orinoco / avaya) base wireless Card will not work for "hostap" or > : "ibss-master" mode. To have your own FreeBSD host based Access point, you > : must using Prism II or 2.5 Card. > > That's not true. Lucent cards *WILL* work as ibss-masters if their > firmware is new enough. > > Warner > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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