[MLB-WIRELESS] Orinoco Silver to AP mode

[rik]

to my limited knowlage the only cards that work in AP mode are prism2


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Dauncey" <andrewd at holmesglen.vic.edu.au>
To: <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 9:45 AM
Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Orinoco Silver to AP mode


> With FreeBSD being so picky on cards to do this, is there a list of
> cards that will work? I heard prism II chipsets work, but i found it
> difficult to find products that mentioned the chipset.
> 
> the supported hardware list has all cards, not just those that work in
> BSS mode.
> 
> For anyone running fbsd as an AP, what card are you using?
> 
> 
> >>> "rik" <mibz at optushome.com.au> 01/08/03 07:27pm >>>
> Last-modified date: 2001.11.26
> 
> this is a old rumour and i have yet to read any more about this
> hearsay
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matt Pearce" <mattpearce at optusnet.com.au>
> To: "melbourne wireless" <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 4:55 PM
> Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] Orinoco Silver to AP mode
> 
> 
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have been doing a little more reading on all things wireless and
> have
> come
> > across an interting bit of info, although I can validate the accuracy
> of
> it,
> > it does open up some rather closed doors if its true.  Below is a
> past
> from
> > the article:-
> >
> > a.. I've heard a report that someone has finally succeeded in
> developing a
> > driver for FreeBSD that will enable it to support BSS mode (for
> Orinoco
> > cards). This driver has not yet been released publically, and when it
> is
> > released, it will probably be released as a binary-only module -
> i.e.,
> > without source code. When/if this driver (and/or one for Linux) is
> released,
> > I will update this web page accordingly.
> >
> > This paragraph is located at:-
> >
> > http://www.live.com/wireless/unix-base-station.html 
> >
> > Has anyone else heard of this rumour, if so can you confirm/deny it
> ??
> >
> > Matt.
> >
> >
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