Re: [Aironet] Ad-hoc mode doesn't work

[Jinyang Li <ji...@ne...>]

> I wrote:
> > > My guess was that the cards aren't talking on the same channel, but
> > > somebody here said that the Aironet cards will search for the correct
> > > channel in ad-hoc mode.  It is also possible that the WaveLAN cards are
> > > not using an SSID (rather, are using a blank SSID) in ad-hoc mode, and the
> > > Aironet cards *require* an SSID.  Does anybody have any
> > > suggestions?  -Nathan
> 
> The more I think about it, the more I think this guess is correct.  The
> WaveLAN cards look like they're forcing a blank (zero-length) SSID in
> ad-hoc mode, and the Aironet cards insist on having an SSID.  This is an
> unfortunate design decision that further limits interoperability between
> different vendors' products.  I suppose the only option I have now is to
> buy an additional WaveLAN card for the laptop.  This will give me the
> added ability to use WEP at 11Mbit speeds.

There are more reasons why Wavelan and Aironet do not work together in
ad-hoc mode, see:
http://www.cs.hut.fi/~mart/mail/manet/1999/0270.html


Jinyang