Subject: Re: ath seems still buggy
To: Marcin Jessa <lists@yazzy.org>
From: David Young <dyoung@pobox.com>
List: current-users
Date: 10/19/2005 04:37:55
On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 09:28:35AM +0000, Marcin Jessa wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 21:29:35 -0400
> Thor Lancelot Simon <tls@rek.tjls.com> wrote:
> 
> : On Tue, Oct 18, 2005 at 11:11:39PM +0000, Marcin Jessa wrote:
> : >
> : > When it comes to the ath implementation for NetBSD it seems to be
> there : > just for the records. 
> : > Sadly it looks like it can't be used for any serious purpose.
> : 
> : That's nonsense.  I use it every day, in NetBSD-current, and it works
> : fine.
> : 
> : In fact, I'm typing this through a Soekris with an Atheros wireless
> : module in hostap mode right now.
> 
> I did not mean occasional usage on a laptop but in real life enviroment
> running as AP with clients connected to it.
> An example: 
> Try to set your ath in bridge with one wired interface.
> Last I checked both ath's need to be in adhoc and even then sending
> small packets over that bridge will make your soekris panic (at
> least my do).

Please send the panic backtrace.

> What I also miss a whole lot is WDS extensions to ath implementation.

You are not the only one.

Dave

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