[Aironet] Re: Problem with Linux 2.4.18 and Cisco Aironet 340

[Hadmut D. <ha...@da...>]

On Fri, Apr 26, 2002 at 03:06:52PM -0700, Jean Tourrilhes wrote:
> >   In contrast to that, iwconfig uses "off", "on", "open", "restricted"
> >   about the required use of WEP by peers, and doesn't have a switch
> >   for choosing authentication.
> 
> 	That's intentional. The Wireless Extension is not Aironet
> specific, and has only "basic" features that are easy for the user to
> grasp and relate to. There is only 3 level of security and are
> properly documented in the iwconfig man page (read it).
> 		o off -> no security
> 		o open -> some security
> 		o restricted -> most security


This might not work with every possible configuration of the
access point. I'd prefer an interface which gives full control.






> >   You should modify iwconfig and the devfs interface to
> >   clearly distinguish between the accepted authentication mode,
> >   the authentication mode used, and the accepted encryption mode.
> 
> 	As I say, one of the strength of Wireless Extensions is its
> simplicity, and I'm not going to give up on that.


I apologize, but from my point of view this is
everything but simple.



regards
Hadmut