On Wed, Sep 03, 2008 at 09:39:31AM -0500, David Young wrote: > On Wed, Sep 03, 2008 at 05:52:45AM +0200, Quentin Garnier wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I've been working on importing support for RALink 2860 devices from > > OpenBSD, because that's the WLAN chip the EeeBox has. > > > > Like wi(4), this chip is able to do encryption and decryption in the > > hardware. Like wi(4), it has the issue that the net80211 layer isn't > > too keen on the idea. > > Actually, the net80211 layer *is* keen on the idea. Maybe it appears > otherwise. Can you say more about that? Do you remember the workaround wi(4) has to use not to see F_DROPUNENC kill all frames? You called it grotty in the first place :) http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-net/2007/11/26/0005.html I guess the problem is that just like for wi, the crypto headers are lost. > How has OpenBSD dealt with WEP? They pass a parameter to ieee80211_input. -- Quentin Garnier - cube%cubidou.net@localhost - cube%NetBSD.org@localhost "See the look on my face from staying too long in one place [...] every time the morning breaks I know I'm closer to falling" KT Tunstall, Saving My Face, Drastic Fantastic, 2007.
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