From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from crystal.sipsolutions.net ([195.210.38.204]:57800 "EHLO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755658AbYCDK0U (ORCPT ); Tue, 4 Mar 2008 05:26:20 -0500 Subject: Re: Patch for linux wireless extension From: Johannes Berg To: hce Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <95455e980803031901x67360bffsca3794f1dfde586b@mail.gmail.com> (sfid-20080304_030142_484588_E01052A6) References: <95455e980803031901x67360bffsca3794f1dfde586b@mail.gmail.com> (sfid-20080304_030142_484588_E01052A6) Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-w3yGuoj6eVzzlR+jWX7n" Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:26:09 +0100 Message-Id: <1204626369.3917.96.camel@johannes.berg> (sfid-20080304_102624_415360_83E4AF4D) Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-w3yGuoj6eVzzlR+jWX7n Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Jim, > I am running a wifi device on kernel 2.6.11 and wireless extension > version 17 for an ARM processor, it works fine with an open AP and > wpa_supplicant 0.5.8.=20 That's ancient. > Now I would like to support WEP and WPA. I know > the best is to upgrade to latest kernel, but I am not in the position > to do it as various reasons.=20 Upgrade anyway. > An alternative as people suggested is to > do a wireless extension patch which supports WEP and WPA on kernel > 2.6.11. Any advice if it is feasible and where can I find the wireless > extension patch for WEP and WPA on kernel 2.6.11 please? Hahaha. We'll you'll have to *make* that patch and invest a *significant* amount of time into that. johannes --=-w3yGuoj6eVzzlR+jWX7n Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Johannes Berg (powerbook) iQIVAwUAR80jwKVg1VMiehFYAQIiOw/9HLbzG4/D3sFPhTiHsxta1ZB49KNzTmeu byiwE95qLPgl0NKvqMOhonLTMLXslcpyFOCP8b/TumQ9zeC26Q7G1eLa/+Cw3igF qVzDgQOzmcfr2AnC3pRbrcF83CQ+dBP9Se0WWf2n9ekNJ5HLOhnPWrhyWT3BtGhZ DWVtjN2zz3j3xfEVhEKr238HUrIEH/cV1YrpGmaIqyuAK+I7qx3rTUy4GqtUJWBU unNfsJl0H/eLSJxKvtDgP2ITAW5RzDLjLwALYuSD/FOkcVlreNFyM8lpSU04yftV BJuloEPnIqQsdgmkUklmIw1bvvLAiGzucKYD9c/fJG8hP6VUFpwh/2iBCbLpgYbA VEVD1Xbpr4eTrRWLj9DDwrD97qyw0yAPMfZIvo0yW8OxIQPcYzB8LCa3C4DjEoLe xBVN1zThIFi8ILdAIDSrM/Oly5PpNuwTO+ldj/zG1gS19sIccjceoQj9+m5K6pYQ IsTnHqE4Mus7pdDWHTP/rLvOeQcJ0w2MlDewjBrkVDBdUSNjk7Qil39rdPZA3OAw m2O7x0Y9HyAjNtX5grgCxVf5a/qJRKq1cgj2mKcT7Bzl8ImsBQizVAxE+LrOOT6c z21RcOH41A20OlLC0G25ekCpPjBADV4pngj5n6TzOyLo/3QpcxpY97puV0bfLIq+ JLx1kwiKnLs= =0ZMd -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-w3yGuoj6eVzzlR+jWX7n--