Re: [Madwifi-users] Regulatory Domain -- Safe
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From: Greg C. <ma...@at...> - 2004-03-10 16:38:21
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Vladimir Ivaschenko wrote: > I have the same problem with Lantec and Mikrotik. > > The country code is 0. > > Note that other drivers, such as Atheros driver from Mikrotik, are > simply ignoring these settings and let you configure any frequency. > AFAIK according to European laws it is up to the user to comply with > local frequency plan, not the manufacturer. I will check with regulatory experts (again) and see whether they agree. And also whether the same "rules" apply equally to APs and client mode cards. Note that many cards are sold with a "World" code, meaning a set of default values that is acceptable everywhere. That's both good and bad because its the intersection of multiple frequencies and power levels. Having said that, if there is a way to set up madwifi so that a World card or a card with country code 0 (which we default to a World card) can be more flexible and still be both FCC-compliant and EU-compliant and Telec-compliant and etc etc, then we'll make the improvements. > > > Bernhard Gustl Bauer wrote: > >> Thomas Pinz wrote: >> >>> Hi >>> >>> Just a question... maybe madwifi could use the country setting (and the >>> supported channel element) if a accesspoint provides it in his beacon ? >>> >>> I 've seen, Lancom does something in this way in his Windows driver. >>> >>> cu /73 Thomas >> >> >> >> >> Hi, >> >> IIRC you have to enter the country setting manually when using the >> window driver. All reported country code are 0 so far. >> >> BTW there should be more European Users out there ... >> >> Gustl >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials >> Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of >> GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system >> administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click >> _______________________________________________ >> Madwifi-users mailing list >> Mad...@li... >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/madwifi-users >> > > |