Re: Station/Router Mode

On Wed, 3 Dec 2003, Bruno Lopes F. Cabral wrote:

>
> >  I assume that I could even go with a Soekris type board or any
> > other x86 board that is simular for the other end  (i.e. 3com 2450 on one end
> > and whatever on the other) as long as they were both running linuxap with WDS
> > enabled?

Some commercial AP can do DWS also. Check your AP manual, website, google
etc. If you find more information.

You need new enough hostap driver and atleast v1.5
prism2,2.5,3 wirelesscard firmware.
Openap-ct have needed firmwares, but it lacks some other features...

Combine your own version it is not big job. Or do permanet firmware
update.

Somebody really need to do tftp based update script in linuxap *1.

>
> yeap!
>
> > I ask this because I do not know if I can find another WL11000 type
> > device.
>
> try http://shop.store.yahoo.com/saveateaglestore/usrobus80wir.html
> or ebay ;-)
>
You can use old laptop, pc-bareborne with boot cd or floppy based linuxAP.
It depends where you want put it.

> >  Actually, I am really just trying to find a good reason to fork over
> > the money for a Soekris. ;).  Anyway, thanks for the advice.  I do not know
> > alot about setting up WDS so if anyone  knows of any good links on this
> > please, let me know.  Off to Google.  Later.
>
> I wrote in september 2002 a quick-howto on WDS, you can search for
> it at http://opensource.instant802.com on-line list archives (openap-dev)
>

There is enough WDS information with hostap driver README file:

http://hostap.epitest.fi/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/hostap/README?rev=HEAD&content-type=text/plain



*1. initscrip which try all firmwares and save it in flash or do permanent
    update.

    first AP start in client mode and download first firmware, go single
    user, try firmware update if success it saves firmware name in
    rw-block go up, else go up in client mode try next firmware...
    If suitable firmware not found it saves rw-block
    "no-suitable-firmware" info.

    It consumes only one firmware vs openap-ct three.

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