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From: Jean Tourrilhes <jt@bougret.hpl.hp.com>
To: Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: How to perform a Wireless Scan?
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 10:54:51 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20041124185451.GA29598@bougret.hpl.hp.com> (raw)

Matthias-Christian Ott wrote :
> 
> I'm currently developing the the wireless functions for the rtl8180
> chipset.
> There's only one problem:
> I don't know how to perform a wireless scan.
> How does it work?
> Is there an algorithm or a GPL based driver which does this well?

	Most modern wireless drivers support the scan function (airo,
hostap, orinoco v15, prism54, atmel_cs, wl3501, madwifi, ipw2x00,
acx100, poldhu, at76c503, adm8211... - check my Howto).
	Unfortunately, the implementation is highly dependant on the
hardware itself, and each hardware has it's own way. Chipset which are
"softer" require more work. A good example of harder MAC is
airo/orinoco, for softer MAC check madwifi.
	Good luck...

	Jean


             reply	other threads:[~2004-11-24 19:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-11-24 18:54 Jean Tourrilhes [this message]
     [not found] ` <41A4E091.50205@tiscali.de>
2004-11-24 19:40   ` How to perform a Wireless Scan? Jean Tourrilhes
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2004-11-24 18:19 Matthias-Christian Ott
2004-11-24 16:51 Matthias-Christian Ott

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