Subject: RE: atheros card with invalid channel list in 802.11b mode
To: None <tech-net@NetBSD.org>
From: Konstantin KABASSANOV <Konstantin.Kabassanov@lip6.fr>
List: tech-net
Date: 07/22/2004 19:45:59
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Well... I tested 3 different wireless cards with the same configuration:

802.11b in hostap mode

You can find here the results obtained in the tests:

1. Proxim 8470-WD (802.11b/g)- the hardware replies that it supports OFDM
but not CCK (Flags 0xC0 for channels 0-9, 0x2C0 for channels 10-13, 0x2A0
for channel 14)

2. 3com 3CRPAG175 (802.11a/b/g) - same results (I did not verify the
flags)

3. Netgear WAG511v2 (802.11a/b/g) - it works correctly in this mode.


At that point I think that the problem is in the HAL... And I'm not really
sure to be able to do anything...

Konstantin

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: tech-net-owner@NetBSD.org [mailto:tech-net-owner@NetBSD.org] On
> Behalf Of Konstantin KABASSANOV
> Sent: jeudi 22 juillet 2004 10:51
> To: tech-net@NetBSD.org
> Subject: RE: atheros card with invalid channel list in 802.11b mode
>
> Hi,
>
> Yesterday I forgot to mention the fact that the problem occurs when the
> interface is in hostap mode.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tech-net-owner@NetBSD.org [mailto:tech-net-owner@NetBSD.org] On
> > Behalf Of Konstantin KABASSANOV
> > Sent: mercredi 21 juillet 2004 18:57
> > To: tech-net@NetBSD.org
> > Subject: atheros card with invalid channel list in 802.11b mode
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a Proxim 8470-WD wireless card (802.11b/g) based on the atheros
> > chip. I'm using a NetBSD 2.0G kernel.
> > When I try to put the card into 11b mode, the available channel list
> > contains only channel 15. However the card HAL reports all channels as
> > available...
> >
> > Any hints?
> >
> > Konstantin
> >
> > _________________________________
> >
> > Konstantin K. KABASSANOV
> >
> > LIP6/CNRS
> > 8, rue du Capitaine Scott
> > 75015 Paris, France
> >
> > Phone: +33 (0) 1 44 27 71 26
> > Fax:   +33 (0) 1 44 27 74 95
> >
> > E-mail: konstantin@kabassanov.com
> > Web: http://www.kabassanov.com
> > _________________________________
> >
> >
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