Re: [Madwifi-users] madwifi in adhoc mode

[Matt F. <mat...@cl...>]

That said, there is a bit of activity on the dev list regarding ad-hoc.

=2E.. and I said:
> Ad Hoc mode is apparantly, still not working correctly, and as Sam said
> a while ago very low on the to do list. I've never used it, but it is
> for setting up small networks without an AP, as the phrase 'ad hoc'
> would suggest. The best example would be two laptops wanting to share
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> matt
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> Quoting Emery Guevremont (em...@vi...):
> > Just to add my opinion, I successfully install on my Redhat 9.0 box a
> > D-Link DWL-G520 PCI card. It is right now running as we speak and is
> > being used in "master mode" as an access point. I also have my laptop
> > which is running Windows 2000 with a D-Link DWL-G650 which is connected
> > to the Redhat box. I have had no problems and right now I am connected
> > at 48Mps, but I regularly get up to 54Mps, it all depends on the signal
> > strength I guess. I was also able to configure WEP (128 bits). All
> > without really any problem.
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> > BTW the redhat box is using the latest cvs code.
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> > One thing I'm kinda of confused with is Ad-hoc mode. From my
> > understanding, Master mode is for running as an access point, managed
> > mode (infrastructure) is when you connect to an access point, but what
> > is Ad-hoc mode? I used to think ad-hoc was for access point, but then I
> > found out during my installation that master mode did that. So what's
> > ad-hoc?
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> > silas bennett wrote:
> > | Hi Dev,
> > |
> > | 2 answers:
> > |
> > | 1.) I would reconsider using the D-Link cards as many people have
> > | reported issues with them. Netgear, Linksys, & (Highly recomended)
> > | Proxim cards work well.
> > |
> > | 2.) Ad-hoc mode is there in the driver, but the driver is still beta.
> > | While Ad-Hoc is on the to-do list, it is a low priority right now for
> > | the developers as they are working on more important stuff in the
> > | driver. I personally have had mixed results with Ad-hoc mode in madwi=
fi
> > | as it is now. The worst being that every time I attached to the adhoc
> > | network I knocked my friends Apple powerbook off the network. Recient=
ly
> > | though I have had reliable ad-hoc connections up and running for a few
> > | hours. Do note that this will eventually be officialy supported by the
> > | driver.
> > |
> > |
> > | Cheers,
> > | Silas Bennett
> > |
> > | =3D0)
> > |
> > |
> > |> From: "dev" <de...@ho...>
> > |> To: <mad...@li...>
> > |> Subject: [Madwifi-users] madwifi in adhoc mode
> > |> Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 18:44:25 -0000
> > |
> > |
> > |>
> > |> HI developers
> > |>
> > |> I have 2 questions
> > |>
> > |>
> > |> 1) I am planning to set up an ad-hoc wireless testbed in my lab. Iam
> > |> planning to set it up using D-LInk (DWL- G520) PCI WLAN card. I tried
> > |> to install the install the madwifi drivers. I downloaded the CVS and
> > |> read the README file. It says the driver doesnt support ad-hoc mode.
> > |> Has it been rectified.
> > |>
> > |>  2) I am using red-hat 9.. Do u have RPMs for this package
> > |>
> > |> - Dev
> > |
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