On Tue, Mar 09, 2004 at 02:03:03PM -0500, Michael Hertrick wrote:
> >Is there driver development ongoing for the PRISM GT wireless lan chipset?
> 
> Good luck...  many of the transceivers used on 'a' or 'g' cards are very 
> versatile, which means if someone had the specs required to write a 
> driver they might be able to use the card to broadcast on illegal bands, 
> eavesdrop on private bands, or even increase power output beyond legal 
> limits.  So, they don't just hand the specs out to anyone.

I think most of those concerns are limited to the 'a' radios. You know
that there are already open-source Prism GT sources for Linux? I know
someone who had started a NetBSD driver, but stopped; I will see if they
have anything to share.

Dave

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