From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <480E35DC.801@gmx.net> Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:00:44 +0200 From: elektra MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] Who can help with BATMAN-ADV integration into ROBIN-FW? References: <003a01c894a2$8f7ebe00$ae7c3a00$@com> <20080403133445.GA29070@hrz.tu-chemnitz.de> <001001c8959b$2596d2d0$70c47870$@com> <47F6072D.2050503@gmx.net> <1768846515.20080405222610@pyro.de> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Reply-To: The list for a Better Approach To Mobile Ad-hoc Networking List-Id: The list for a Better Approach To Mobile Ad-hoc Networking List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: The list for a Better Approach To Mobile Ad-hoc Networking Hi Max - this is solely a issue of malfunctioning drivers/ WiFi cards in ad-hoc=20 mode. The proprietary Broadcom driver for 2.4 Linux kernels shipped with=20 devices like Linksys WRT54GL, Buffalo WHR-G54S, Asus WL500GP works=20 flawlessly. The Madwifi driver for Atheros cards works but still has issues that=20 developers are working on. The best working Madwifi driver seems to come=20 with OpenWRT. This is basically what works at the moment. Most Intel drivers have=20 issues (there are firmware issues as well, as I have experienced with=20 IPW2200). IPW2100 seems to work, IPW3945 works more or less with some=20 tricks (and occasional firmware errors). Marvel drivers are nowadays shipped with the Linux kernel, but because I=20 lack Marvell hardware I couldn't test it in ad-hoc mode. In general the ad-hoc mode has been widely neglected by manufacturers=20 and developers. From the first day I started to work on mesh networks I=20 have been battling with firmware/driver issues. But as more and more=20 people start using mesh networks the demand for working drivers is=20 increasing. So we can expect that - finally, after many years - the=20 situation will improve quickly. cu elektra > hi > > will it be some day technically possible to use the marvel wifi chip=20 > of the laptop to join the mesh network or is always a router needed? > > Why can=B4t that drawn to the laptops with a software solution ? > > Max > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > B.A.T.M.A.N mailing list > B.A.T.M.A.N@open-mesh.net > https://list.open-mesh.net/mm/listinfo/b.a.t.m.a.n > =20