From owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 22 04:44:35 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E4EDF106564A; Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:44:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sam@freebsd.org) Received: from ebb.errno.com (ebb.errno.com [69.12.149.25]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9AC9C8FC1A; Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:44:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sam@freebsd.org) Received: from trouble.errno.com (trouble.errno.com [10.0.0.248]) (authenticated bits=0) by ebb.errno.com (8.13.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id m3M4iZb1082048 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:44:35 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sam@freebsd.org) Message-ID: <480D6D32.4070305@freebsd.org> Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:44:34 -0700 From: Sam Leffler Organization: FreeBSD Project User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20071125) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Brooks Davis References: <200804202035.m3KKZk4X079263@repoman.freebsd.org> <480BAD82.1050305@freebsd.org> <20080421180643.GA20417@lor.one-eyed-alien.net> In-Reply-To: <20080421180643.GA20417@lor.one-eyed-alien.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-DCC--Metrics: ebb.errno.com; whitelist Cc: cvs-src@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/amd64/conf GENERIC src/sys/arm/conf AVILA HL200 KB920X src/sys/conf NOTES files options src/sys/contrib/dev/ral LICENSE Makefile rt2561.fw.uu rt2561s.fw.uu rt2661.fw.uu rt2661_ucode.h rt2860.fw.uu ... X-BeenThere: cvs-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the entire tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:44:36 -0000 Brooks Davis wrote: > On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 01:54:26PM -0700, Sam Leffler wrote: > >> Expect fallout from these changes. Known issues: >> >> o kernel configs must be updated to remove wlan_scan_* >> o ipw is broken >> o wi works for Prism cards with newer firmware (1.7.x tested w/ wpa!) but >> older cards/firmware and Lucent cards are known broken >> o adhoc mode is little tested and may be broken >> o monitor mode radiotap support is available only on the "parent device" >> >> I promise to look at ipw but it won't happen immediately so anyone that's >> affected should feel free to dig in. I have no plans to touch wi; folks >> that persist in using these cards should fix issues now that I've rewritten >> the driver so that it is more properly integrated with net80211. OTOH wi >> now does wpa and adding wds support should be straightforward. >> > > Also, the required rc.conf options have changed and are mostly > incompatible. The infrastructure is subject to change, but it's the > best I've been able to come up with so far. Some sort of transition > tool might be in order. > > If you the following in your rc.conf file: > > ifconfig_ath0="DHCP WPA" > > you should change it to: > > vaps_ath0="wlan0" # Any name will work > ifconfig_wlan0="DHCP WPA" # Also change any other ath0 related > # variables... > > You if you wanted a more informative naming scheme you could do > something like: > > vaps_ath0="ath0.sta" > ifconfig_ath0_sta="DHCP WPA" > > Note that wlan-aware tools default to wlan0 (e.g. wlandebug, wlanstats) so using "informative naming" will require extra typing. We are in need of a lib80211 or similar and if/when that happens it'd be good to have a routine that finds the most likely default network interface; e.g. by scanning for wlanX interfaces that are cloned from an 802.11 interface. Sam