Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 19:05:40 -0800 (PST) From: Kan Cai <kcai@cs.ubc.ca> To: Eko Suwarsono <ekoz@melsa.net.id> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ad-hoc wireless mode and ticks (fwd) Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.53.0303041903590.2287@granville.cs.ubc.ca> In-Reply-To: <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> <00b301c2e2bf$878c8780$d4e18aca@tech04>
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On Wed, 5 Mar 2003, Eko Suwarsono wrote: > > 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" I am using Lucent Firmware: Station 8.72.01, and it can support ibss-master mediaopt, but it seems not supporting ibss-create yet. --Ken > 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 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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