Subject: Re: Prism hostap mode question...
To: Matthias Drochner <M.Drochner@fz-juelich.de>
From: Jason R Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>
List: current-users
Date: 03/12/2003 06:37:46
On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 12:25:49PM +0100, Matthias Drochner wrote:

 > I've got a
 > wi0 at pcmcia0 function 0: Cabletron, RoamAbout 802.11 DS, Version 01.01
 > wi0: 802.11 address 00:e0:63:50:29:ab
 > wi0: using Lucent Technologies, WaveLAN/IEEE
 > wi0: Lucent Firmware: Station (6.0.1)
 > wi0: supported rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
 > 
 > This is obviously a completely different version number space -- is there
 > any hope to get that thing into hostap mode?
 > (or a compatible ad-hoc mode, as last resort)

No, the Lucent firmware doesn't support hostap mode.  You need a Prism2,
Prism2.5, or Prism3.

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        -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>