From: mabbas <mabbas@linux.intel.com>
To: Simon Barber <simon@devicescape.com>
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [d80211] connecting to B-mode AP
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:50:41 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <450B3C51.208@linux.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <C86180A8C204554D8A3323D8F6B0A29F01785374@dhost002-46.dex002.intermedia.net>
I see your point here, although some one will file some bugs against the
driver about showing G while associating with B-mode AP. By the way how
can you figure if the AP is B/G other than the rates?
Simon Barber wrote:
> But it's not the AP connection type that determines what rates are
> available - it's the available rate set - this is independent of whether
> the card is B or G. A G AP may only advertise B rates, even though it's
> a G AP. I still don't see any need to change the phytype.
>
> Simon
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mabbas [mailto:mabbas@linux.intel.com]
> Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 10:19 AM
> To: Simon Barber
> Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [d80211] connecting to B-mode AP
>
> Simon Barber wrote:
>
>> Why is it necessary to set phymode to B? - a G client can connect
>> perfectly well to a B AP.
>>
>>
> We need this information for rate scaling and we need to send the NIC
> different command depends on the AP connection type.
> Mohamed
>
>> Simon
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org
>> [mailto:netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org]
>> On Behalf Of mabbas
>> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 4:25 PM
>> To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
>> Subject: [d80211] connecting to B-mode AP
>>
>> When I connect to b-mode only AP and then run iwconf it shows it as a
>> G-mode AP. I guess when we set frequency it look through all the modes
>>
>
>
>> and set the mode to the first channel it founds. since B and G share
>> the same frequencies it will set phymode to G. How can we force it to
>> set phymode to the AP we are associating with.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-09-15 23:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-09-14 23:24 [d80211] connecting to B-mode AP mabbas
2006-09-15 0:20 ` Simon Barber
2006-09-15 17:19 ` mabbas
2006-09-15 18:46 ` Simon Barber
2006-09-15 23:50 ` mabbas [this message]
2006-09-16 0:04 ` Michael Wu
2006-09-17 4:52 ` Simon Barber
2006-09-16 15:34 ` Michael Buesch
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