Re: Survey: What are you using MadWifi for, and why?

On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 4:02 PM, David A. Bandel <[email protected]>wrote:

> On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 05:52, Michael Renzmann
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hi all.
> >
> > As you might have noticed, there currently is a discussion [1] going on
> > about the future directions of the MadWifi project, including a decision
> > how to deal with MadWifi driver. It turns out that there are pretty
> > contrary positions in this regard: some would like to see MadWifi being
> > dumped completely as soon as possible, others would prefer to continue
> > development and even implement new features.
> >
> > What do others think? It appears to me that we know too little about what
> > MadWifi is actually used for today and why. Thus I'd like to start a
> quick
> > survey.
> >
> > It would be great if you could answer some or - ideally - all of the
> > following questions:
> >
> >  1. What are you using MadWifi for?


Evaluation of the handover process and its optimization


>
>
> >
> >  2. Did you already evaluate ath5k/ath9k? If no, why not?
>

Not yet. But I'm planning to do that.



>
> Yes.  But for whatever reason (perhaps not enough time to RTFM) I
> haven't been able to get them to do what I need -- run the
> Atheros-based a/b/g cards in A.
>
> >
> >  3. In case you evaluated ath5k/ath9k but did not yet switch: what is the
> > reason for your decision, and what is required before you could switch?
>

I need to be sure that I can make packet capture on the physical layer in
order to make cross layer optimisations

>
> Working in the 5GHz range, including using 4.92, 4.94, 4.96, and 4.98
> GHz (two of which I have legally assigned to me in Panama) but for
> which neither madwifi nor ath5k handles for me at the moment -- so I
> use a proprietary solution with those cards.  I am just about ready to
> try to hack the sources to get it to do what I want, but will probably
> first actually try to RTFM if the FM exists.
>
> >
> > Any input is highly welcome, thanks in advance for your time.
> >
> > Bye, Mike
> >
> > [1] http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.madwifi.project/165
> >
> >
> >
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