From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 6 19:31:04 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D4DB016A407 for ; Fri, 6 Oct 2006 19:31:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wandns@gmail.com) Received: from py-out-1112.google.com (py-out-1112.google.com [64.233.166.180]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA12743D72 for ; Fri, 6 Oct 2006 19:31:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wandns@gmail.com) Received: by py-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id o67so1251555pye for ; Fri, 06 Oct 2006 12:31:01 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:from:to:subject:date:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:x-mailer:thread-index:x-mimeole:in-reply-to:message-id; b=sDps6YxcDoNzYlmvYuihWqLRxKI8w1N/2B7aSmu5+sS+yCwVru9ws4v+LpsPSia38kAgt7JB6itYPhJwrAW1/7c/rQgUPMUCNUQ9SMD9mBfC9EpMqF6vnAg2IAOv7ySh/qgEQfL1j1rN6kU4faCV2CdoxamlAzNebxQ1wLmaRTg= Received: by 10.35.97.1 with SMTP id z1mr6543784pyl; Fri, 06 Oct 2006 12:31:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: from d021c011 ( [64.90.11.50]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id b52sm132315pyb.2006.10.06.12.31.00; Fri, 06 Oct 2006 12:31:00 -0700 (PDT) From: "Alex DuBois" To: Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 15:31:53 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 Thread-Index: AcbpZCHRQtf0UUjeSdqiIqDcY6TSUwAF3S/A X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 In-reply-to: <45268326.5020709@hellteam.net> Message-ID: <4526aef4.3e02a8cd.3e15.22f2@mx.google.com> X-Mailman-Approved-At: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 19:52:12 +0000 Subject: RE: WDS / Repeater support? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 19:31:04 -0000 > VAP = virtual ap > > It is explained here http://people.freebsd.org/~sam/BSDCan2005.pdf > and for example here http://madwifi.org/wiki/ngFeatures > > Daniel > > Alex DuBois napsal(a): > > What is the vap code? > > > > Alex > > > > --- Sam Leffler wrote: > > > > > >> Alex DuBois wrote: > >> > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> I am looking for information on WDS in freebsd? I > >>> > >> want > >> > >>> to setup FreeBSD on a Soekris box, but I need to > >>> > >> know > >> > >>> if WDS is supported first. I searched around and > >>> couldn't find much. If you know of any links, > >>> > >> please > >> > >>> share. > >>> > >> There is no WDS support in the system. It's been > >> waiting on the vap > >> code being committed. > >> > >> Sam > >> Thanks to everyone for all the help. I noticed the wi(4) man page says WDS is supported. Is that true for the Hermes based cards, or am I misunderstaning. I also want to give a big thanks to all those working on the wireless subsystem. Any idea when VAP will be commited to current? Thanks, Alex Excerpt: WI(4) FreeBSD Kernel Interfaces Manual WI(4) The wi driver provides support for wireless network adapters based around the Lucent Hermes, Intersil PRISM-II, Intersil PRISM-2.5, Intersil Prism-3, and Symbol Spectrum24 chipsets. All five chipsets provide a similar interface to the driver. Supported features include 802.11 and 802.3 frames, power management, BSS, IBSS, WDS and old-style Lucent ad-hoc operation modes. Cards based on the Intersil PRISM chips also support a host-based access point mode which allows a card to act as a normal access point (with some assistance from the wi driver). The Lucent Hermes and Symbol Spectrum24 chipsets do not contain this functionality. The PRISM family of chips do not support the WDS functionality. All host/device interaction is via programmed I/O, even on those cards that support a DMA interface.