Re: wi in hostap mode causes panic near linksys router

In message: <[email protected]>
            Vince Vielhaber <[email protected]> writes:
: On Sat, 11 Jan 2003, M. Warner Losh wrote:
: 
: > In message: <[email protected]>
: >             Vince Vielhaber <[email protected]> writes:
: > : On Sat, 11 Jan 2003, Ben Pfountz wrote:
: > :
: > : > Here is what I use to start the AP:
: > : >
: > : >   /usr/sbin/wicontrol -i wi0 -s "digitalpimp"
: > : >   /usr/sbin/wicontrol -i wi0 -f 1
: > : >   /usr/sbin/wicontrol -i wi0 -t 2
: > : >   /usr/sbin/wicontrol -i wi0 -e 0
: > : >   /usr/sbin/wicontrol -i wi0 -a 3
: > : >   /usr/sbin/wicontrol -i wi0 -e 1
: > : >   /usr/sbin/wicontrol -i wi0 -k [key] -v 1
: > : >   /sbin/ifconfig wi0 up ssid princenet mediaopt hostap
: > :
: > : Shouldn't you also be doing this?
: > :
: > : /usr/sbin/wicontrol -p 6
: >
: > No.  wicontrol -p isn't supported and will be removed.  mediaopt
: > hostap is the only suppoprted way to set the port type.
: 
: Are all port types going to be supported with this new method or is
: support for the other modes getting dropped?

All port methods already are supported.  Also, at least with prism
firmware the driver must be aware of special things for some of the
port types.  Placing the card into a mode that uses a port type that
the driver doesn't know about may result in strange behavior.

Warner

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