From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 6 16:56:03 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C99C1065674; Sun, 6 Mar 2011 16:56:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erob@gthcfoundation.org) Received: from relais.videotron.ca (relais.videotron.ca [24.201.245.36]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 325F28FC15; Sun, 6 Mar 2011 16:56:02 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Received: from [192.168.0.100] ([184.162.50.38]) by vl-mo-mrz24.ip.videotron.ca (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-8.01 (built Dec 16 2008; 32bit)) with ESMTP id <0LHN00706B0JRY80@vl-mo-mrz24.ip.videotron.ca>; Sun, 06 Mar 2011 11:55:31 -0500 (EST) Message-id: <4D73BC8C.9050405@gthcfoundation.org> Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2011 11:55:40 -0500 From: Etienne Robillard Organization: Green Tea Hackers Club User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.1.16) Gecko/20101227 Icedove/3.0.11 To: David Wolfskill References: <4D7398C6.8030800@gthcfoundation.org> <4D73B6C4.9090601@gthcfoundation.org> <20110306164633.GE42769@albert.catwhisker.org> In-reply-to: <20110306164633.GE42769@albert.catwhisker.org> X-Enigmail-Version: 1.0.1 Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: can somebody explains OFDM in FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: erob@gthcfoundation.org List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2011 16:56:03 -0000 On 06/03/11 11:46 AM, David Wolfskill wrote: > On Sun, Mar 06, 2011 at 11:31:00AM -0500, Etienne Robillard wrote: > >> On 06/03/11 09:49 AM, Adrian Chadd wrote: >> >>> OFDM is part of 11g, 11a, and 11n (2/5ghz.) >>> >>> I don't understand why you're asking about it in a security context. >>> >>> >>> Adrian >>> >>> >> Approaching security can be seen with onion paradigm: True paranoids >> will want >> to have multiple layers of security whether its physical or hardware >> related. In this >> case, one could ask reasonably whether its 'safe' to be close to a >> wireless router (802.11 ethernet-class) >> for a long-term period while OFDM is enabled at the transport level. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Etienne >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 various folks have tried to point out to you: > > * OFDM is a modulation technique that all RF devices of certain types > must not only support, but use, in order to work (as the specifications > for their use require the use of OFDM). > > * As such, this has nothing to do with FreeBSD at all, and is therefore > off-topic for thr FreeBSD.org technical mailing lists, of which > freebsd-current@freebsd.org is one. > > A non-technical mailing list at FreeBSD.org is > freebsd-chat@freebsd.org, in case you insist on carrying on this > off-topic thread on a FreeBSD.org mailing list. > > In my opinion, however, you, as well as anyone interested in the > topic, would be better served by moving the discussion to a venue for > which it would be on-topic. I cannot identify such a venue for you, > but readily confirm that there is no FreeBSD.org mailing list that > satisfies the requirement. > > Finally, I am sending this note off-list because not only is the thread > off-topic for the venue, but this message (in particlar) has nothing to > do with FreeBSD, either. > > Please honor the reqwest to move the thread. > > Further attempts to post to a technical FreeBSD.org list on this thread > will be treated as spam. > > Peace, > david (current hat: postmaster@freebsd.org) > hey this was kinda impolite and unecessary. Please don't disrupts the thread whenever you don't agree with and because you have authority! Thanks, Etienne -- Etienne Robillard Company: Green Tea Hackers Club Occupation: Software Developer (and CEO) E-mail: erob@gthcfoundation.org Work phone: 450-936-2123 Website (Company): https://gthc.org/ Website (Blog): https://gthc.org/blog/ PGP public key fingerprint: F2A9 32EA 8E7C 460F 1728 A1A7 649C 7F17 A086 DDEC During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. -- George Orwell If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. -- John F. Kennedy