Re: [Madwifi-users] Kernel 2.6.8 and Atheros 5212

[Sam L. <sa...@er...>]

Michael Renzmann wrote:
> Hi.
> 
> Marcel Birthelmer wrote:
> 
>> I'd also like to know if there are any plans to automate the detection 
>> and proper handling of this thing into the driver proper. (I'm sure 
>> prism54 and ipw2*00 based cards don't need this kind of command). Is 
>> this a reasonable feature to expect?
> 
> 
> IMO it would at least be a "nice to have", since it would minimize the 
> amount of incoming support requests :)
> 
> Can anyone give a hint on how this autodetect stuff could work? Is there 
> an indication about the authmode used by the AP in its beacon?

You just need to try once with each authentication algorithm depending 
on what the ap advertises (no privacy means try open auth, privacy means 
try shared key then open--assuming you have a key setup).  It's what 
"authmode auto" was intended to do.

	Sam