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Date:      Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:00:22 -0800
From:      Yuri <yuri@rawbw.com>
To:        Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Is it possible that modern wireless card only supports WPA and not WEP or this is a bug in the driver?
Message-ID:  <1204149622.47c5dd76995ba@webmail.rawbw.com>
In-Reply-To: <47C5D8F6.20608@errno.com>
References:  <1204146470.47c5d1267ceee@webmail.rawbw.com> <47C5D8F6.20608@errno.com>

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> WEP is always supported.  The WEP capability bit means the driver uses 
> the hardware.  Many driver writers were too lazy to implement full 
> driver support and just fall back on the host to do crypto.

I see. I am sure anybody who doesn't know this will get confused and will
have the same question.

Isn't it better to have 2 separate flags in CAPS: for example WEP and WEPHW?
WEP would mean that WEP is supported and WEPHW would mean that it's supported 
through hardware.

Yuri



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