Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 10:09:34 -0700 From: "Bruce A. Mah" <bmah@FreeBSD.org> To: "Sam Leffler" <sam@errno.com> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sbin/ifconfig ifconfig.c ifconfig.h ifmedia.c Message-ID: <200304281709.h3SH9YxV092216@bmah.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <06ee01c30da7$5027c8f0$52557f42@errno.com> References: <200304281637.h3SGbcEM082652@repoman.freebsd.org> <200304281646.h3SGkQxV091642@bmah.dyndns.org> <06d501c30da6$dad8a830$52557f42@errno.com> <06ee01c30da7$5027c8f0$52557f42@errno.com>
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--==_Exmh_-1163217060P Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii If memory serves me right, "Sam Leffler" wrote: > > > Dumb question: How is this conceptually different from "media" and > > "mediaopt"? > > > > You need an additional mechanism for selecting between 11a/b/g on > multi-mode > > devices. All such devices have a media of "802.11" and mediaopt isn't > > appropriate because it's orthogonal. The easiest way to see the problem > is > > to ask how you would specify OFDM at 54Mb/s in the 2.4Ghz range (i.e. > 11g). > > With the current media and mediaopts you have no way. With this addition > > you specify this by adding "mode 11g". There's still some issues with > "pure > > 11g" vs "11g" (pure means no 11b rates are supported and you don't have to > > worry about supporting both 11b and "purge g" stations on the same AP) but > > I'm going to avoid that until my 11g stuff is all committed. > > FWIW, I tried making this stuff fit in media and mediaopts but it just > didn't work. I've also been in touch with netbsd folks about this and > they've had no alternative suggestions so I'm going with this scheme for > now. I'm happy to change it if someone comes up with a better idea. Great, thanks for the explanation. Bruce. --==_Exmh_-1163217060P Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) Comment: Exmh version 2.5+ 20020506 iD8DBQE+rWBO2MoxcVugUsMRAv8YAJ9qK6bcjw1dol7CwLnjKUEZpdF65wCfTYug WDKm6NXNZtoMdhdzyfDU/LE= =KioD -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --==_Exmh_-1163217060P--
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