Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 13:52:44 -0700 From: Joe Rhett <jrhett@isite.net> To: freebsd-current@davehart.net Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Project Evil APs Message-ID: <20040607205244.GD22403@isite.net> In-Reply-To: <255A839665EA24408EB27A6AAE15518E27AB98@europa.ad.hartbrothers.com> References: <255A839665EA24408EB27A6AAE15518E27AB98@europa.ad.hartbrothers.com>
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On Sun, May 30, 2004 at 12:19:52PM -0000, freebsd-current@davehart.net wrote: > Bill Paul suggested: > > <jedi mind trick> > > You want to use ad-hoc mode. You don't want to bother me with > > silly questions about hostap mode because it doesn't really > > let you do anything you can't do with ad-hoc mode anyway. > > You haven't really experienced 802.11 wireless joy until you've survived an AP > firmware upgrade reboot because you have multiple overlapping APs servicing > the same WLAN and seamless roaming between them. Can one roam uninterrupted > between different APs in an ad-hoc configuration? There is no AP in ad-hoc mode. It's point to point. So nothing can help you if the other side reboots. -- Joe Rhett Chief Geek JRhett@Isite.Net Isite Services, Inc.
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