Subject: Re: wi(4) sends no unicast packets in ibss/promiscuous mode?
To: None <current-users@netbsd.org>
From: David Young <dyoung@ojctech.com>
List: current-users
Date: 11/05/2002 13:01:29
On Tue, Nov 05, 2002 at 09:28:41AM -0500, Andreas Wrede wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Nov 2002, David Young wrote:
> 
> >
> > Will someone confirm that using -current sources, wi0 will not receive
> > unicast packets if it is simultaneously set for IBSS ("ad hoc") mode
> > and promiscuous mode?
> >
> > I see this bug when I run tcpdump -ne -i wi0.  If I run tcpdump -nep -i wi0,
> > -p disabling promiscuous mode, unicast packets are received normally.
> 
> I cannot reporduce the problem with my D-Link card:
> 

I think I have figured it out. I was using a low RTS threshold. It appears
that a station in promiscuous mode will not answer an RTS with a CTS.
I am interested in whether someone can verify this.

Dave

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